Re: Calling QShell utilities directly - more thoughts

I recognize the things you say - and also see what I was told by the support person - that if certain conditions obtain, it is probably OK.

Reason to do it? It's a simple call when there is not an API to do the task.

So ones mileage will vary, and Dennis also speaks of choices one makes. Still, it seems an option for someone.

And now off to get some Thai food - medium heat only please! Can't even think of trying the Challenging!
Vern

Scott Klement wrote:

hi Vern,

Vern Hamberg wrote:

"If your utility program uses the ILE/C or ILE/C++ standard files for I/O, you can run your utility from either the qsh command line or the QCMD command line."

I think you're reading an awful lot into this very simple statement. I think this is saying nothing more than the obvious: That it's possible for you to write code that'll work in either environment. (That's PAINFULLY obvious to me.)

Nowhere does it say that IBM's included QShell utilities are meant to be run from both environments.

Surely you understand the distinction between "you can design for more than one environment" and "everything will work from both places"?!

So I'm thinking that if IBM's utilities do the same, we can run them as I suggested.

That's a big *if*, and why would you want to? Calling the MV program via the CALL command is roughly equivalent to calling the CPP for the MOV command directly. Why would you want to do that?