C$GETCGI

The C$GETCGI routine retrieves CGI variables. This routine is implemented for compatibility with other COBOLs.

Syntax:

CALL "C$GETCGI"  USING variableName                        destItem                       [valueIndex]                 GIVING returnCode

Parameters:

variableName	PIC X(n) or string literal	Name of the variable.
destItem	PIC X(n)	Value of the variable.
valueIndex	PIC 9(n)	Optional parameter. It contains an index that is used when a CGI variable has multiple values in the CGI input data.

Return Code:

returnCode is a signed numeric data item. It receives the size of the resulting value. This may be "0" to indicate that the variable exists but has no value, or "-1" to indicate that the variable does not exist