RE: command choice exit programs

I believe I found the article you were referring to (04/1993 - Dynamic
Commands) and am working with it now. Thanks for pointing me in the
right direction!

 - Loyd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Schenck [SMTP:schencd%AM_LZCH%VASELL@mr.mops.wl.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 1998 2:52 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L
> Subject:      Re: command choice exit programs
> Sensitivity:  Confidential
> 
> :::Does anyone have a simple command choice exit program that they
> wouldn't
> :::mind sharing (send privately)? (command PARM CHOICE(*PGM)
> :::CHOICEPGM(program)) The CL manual doesn't have a sample program.
> What I
> :::want to do is prompt for a list of members in a file. Where I'm
> confused
> :::is that:
> :::1) The first parameter has a C or P in position 21. What controls
> this?
> :::I'd assume that I want to return a list, so I would use the
> 2000-length
> :::field.
> :::2) In CL, how do I get a parameter that might be two different
> lengths?
> :::
> 
> 
> Loyd --
> 
> About five years ago, I wrote a terrifice *CHOICE program in CL; it
> was
> published in Midrange Computing.
> 
> The beauty of my program was that it was well parameterized. That is,
> you could
> easily go through and change about five lines and re-use the code.
> 
> I even created a version for the old DOS version of flex/EDIT that
> prompted you
> and filled in the code. Slick.
> 
> Lemme look around and see if I can find it. When I do, I'll post it to
> my web
> page and let you know.
> 
> Peace,
> 
> -- Don Schenck, Schenck Technical Consulting
> www.SchenckTech.com
> 
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