RE: [MI400] *ACTGRPDFN overrides don't work under system()

[Kurt Goolsbee <K.goolsbee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>From what I rember about system() is that is calls QCMDEXC.  Since QCMDEXC
is OPM the override should be scoped to default activation group.  Try
creating your program with activation group *CALLER and call it from the
command line to test this scenario.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Klement [SMTP:klemscot@klements.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 11:07 AM
> To:   mi400@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: [MI400] *ACTGRPDFN overrides don't work under system()
>
>
> My best guess is that this is an activation group / scoping issue.
>
> When you use *ACTGRPDFN, the override will apply to your current
> activation group.   DSPJOB runs in the default activation group, so
> the override does not happen.
>
> Here's how I know that:
>
> Doing a DSPCMD CMD(DSPJOB), I see that DSPJOB runs a program called
> QWCCDSJC.
> Doing a DSPPGM PGM(QWCCDSJC) I see that QWCCDSJC is an OPM program.
>
> Your C program probably isn't running in the default activation group.
> and, DSPJOB OPTION(*FILOVR) doesn't show all overrides active in the
> job, but only the ones active at the current level.
>
> You might try DSPOVR ACTGRP(activation-group-name-here) instead of
> DSPJOB, that should show the overrides active for that actgrp...
>
>
> On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 Gene_Gaunt@ReviewWorks.com wrote:
> >
> > #include < stdlib.h >
> > void main( void )
> > {
> >    system( "OVRPRTF FILE(QSYSPRT) CTLCHAR(*FCFC) OVRSCOPE(*ACTGRPDFN)"
> );
> >    system( "DSPJOB OPTION(*FILOVR)" );
> > }
> >
> > Why don't I see this override in DSPJOB?
> >
>
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