# Calling Adabas from C programs on z/OS

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**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-Code-Samples\
**Created:** [June 11, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/calling-adabas-from-c-programs-on-z-os/93828 "2010-06-11T17:02:17Z")\
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One frequent question of Adabas users is how to issue Adabas calls from C programs on mainframe.

The document in the attached zip file tries to answer the question illustrating it with 2 sample programs which are included in the Adabas Open Sytems distribution.

One program uses ACBX calls. It allows to read data from a file and add it as value to a LA or LOB fields and vice versa.

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[adabas\_c\_examples.zip](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/uploads/short-url/ehjGFSODpITry6t3hBs9meuIGWJ.zip) (121 KB)

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**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/calling-adabas-from-c-programs-on-z-os/93828/2 "2021-04-02T14:58:36Z")

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