Why is GETMAIN command needed?? Will program not work if we
do not give GETMAIN?

Answer Posted / kingmanish

Hi Pradeep. What will happen if the GETMAIN command is issued and memory is not available.
Will the program abend or it will keep trying until it gets memory.
also if the memory is not available for a long time Will it get time out??

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