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Burns, Bryan wrote:
How does that question mark work? When I compiled the CLP,
it blew up with:

* CPD0782 40 Prompt character not allowed for command CALL.
<<SNIP>>

The compiler wants to make the CALL command an instruction-level invocation [compile-time], rather than a command-level invocation [run-time]. Try passing the request as a string instead, to make the call indirect\dynamic rather than compiled directly. Try the following, which is effectively what a menu would be doing:
CALL QSYS/QCMDEXC PARM('?CALL', 5)
MONMSG /* of "canceled prompt" & pbby CPF9999 w/ resignal */

Another option is to make the prompted call request interpreted using REXX. Having a source member with the single line of text "?CALL" and then that REXX invoked by the user with STRREXPRC.

Regards, Chuck

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