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passed to the application. The response then contains the 3270 screen data
reply, and the information is presented back to the client.
We do not discuss the development and implementation of terminal-oriented
programs any further in this book.
2.7 Channels and containers
Essentially the use of channels and containers provides a solution to the 32KB
limit imposed on the traditional CICS COMMAREA in order to accommodate
modern applications. There is now a need for considering how you currently
handle data exchange and whether implementing this new function will benefit
your application design needs.
Consider some of the COMMAREA issues you may face when handling large
data objects:
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