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Michael, is ODBC in the mix? If so, you can turn on job log and debugging in the data source, if you have a fairly recent driver.

HTH

Vern

At 10:10 AM 4/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
I'm working on our first attempt with a stored procedure.  Effectively, I
have an external website that is requesting us to run a program and
generate a PDF file on the fly and place it back on the calling website
(also an AS/400).  So, this is not your typical type of SQL stored
procedure and I am not returning a data set to the calling program.

Effectively, the calling program sends the header data (customer, item,
etc.) and we return the success of the request and the name of the file we
have created via parameters.

Here is the code I used to generate the SP:

CREATE PROCEDURE SP(IN PROD CHAR(5), IN PRODSUFF CHAR(4), IN CUSTNO
      CHAR(9), OUT PDFfile CHAR(128), OUT ReturnValue CHAR(1) )
       LANGUAGE CL
       NOT DETERMINISTIC
       NO SQL
       EXTERNAL NAME LIBRARY/PROGRAM

The calling program is a Notes agent and it is effectively doing this:

CALL QGPL.SP ( '05425','0601','407580601','
',' ')

We've also tried just doing the call with the 3 input parameters and it
also errors out.  With the current statement we are getting this error
(back to the Notes agent):

Error code: 720
Error message:    IN, OUT, or INOUT not valid for parameter 4 in procedure
SP in QGPL.

I'm not sure if I understand the error message.  Evidently I have a
parameter issues but I'm not sure what.  I've considered adding the
statement PARAMETER STYLE GENERAL to my create statement.  Also, I've
hunted and not found any corresponding job on the target AS/400 that also
might contain some job log information.  I see the job start and end on the
system but I haven't been able to determine what job description to modify
to help generate more job log information for the individual job requests.

So, can anyone shed light on the correctness of the create statement,
parameter requirements, info on the intent of the error statement, can I
find more information about the error on the target AS/400, and any other
problem determination techniques?  I've been through the DB manual and the
two redbooks that cover the SP subject area and haven't had much luck.


Michael Crump



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