The table below lists link options that permit the use of Open PL/I with other software products. For more information, see the section Using Open PL/I with Other Software Products.
| Option | Explanation |
|---|---|
| -mvs | Allows linking of programs running under the control of JCL. |
| -ims | Allows linking of programs running under the control of IMS. |
| -cics | Allows linking of programs running under the control of CICS. |
| -strip | Do not generate debugging information. |
| -db2 | This option is required for the mfdb2 preprocessor, which is deprecated. Please use the EXEC preprocessor (invoked by -sql db2). |
| -fixedvalidate | Causes the RTS to turn on additional checking to ensure that FIXED DECIMAL field contents are can contain characters 0 through 9 and CDF hex values. This option raises the CONVERSION condition if the assignment or the result of a math operation causes the FIXED DECIMAL field to contains an invalid character. The default is -nofixedvalidate. |
| -fixedoverflow | Enables checking that raises the SIZE condition if an operation causes a FIXED DECIMAL value to overflow. The default is -nofixedoverflow. |