Re: Literal Libraries and Testing Problems -- MIDRANGE-L

Hi Jim

Here is a specific link about the exit point for changing a command - example code and all. You can register a specific command in a specific library.

http://www.securemyi.com/articles/artcmdexit1.htm

One concern I have is how to control test vs. production. You might have a data area that you set with a value that identifies only you and test in the exit program - that way you could have the exit always available. This'd have a minimal impact on production use of CPYF. Or have a special job name you can retrieve to identify testing.

Another option requires that no one else is using the program you are testing. This approach is to set the exit program while testing, then remove it when done.

HTH
Vern

Jim Wiant wrote:

Thanks Jim - I didn't think of an exist program. I'll look into it.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. Earp, Wyatt

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
Sent: Monday, 17 May 2010 15:00
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Subject: Re: Literal Libraries and Testing Problems

<untested guess?>
check if cmd CPYF has an exit program. That may allow you to alter the parms?
Jim Franz

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wiant" <Jim.Wiant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 9:09 PM
Subject: Literal Libraries and Testing Problems

It's not unusual (unfortunately) that much of our legacy code will use
CPYF like this: (usually to save copies of data before program
execution).

CPYF FROMFILE(file) TOFILE(library/file)

This obviously makes controlled testing difficult. I would like the
target library to be elsewhere.
My constraints are that :
1) I cannot change the code
2) I must run the complete job stream - I can't choose the bits and
pieces I want and customize the rest.

I'm trying to find a way to control this somehow. OVRDBF doesn't help
because the file names are the same. I thought of a DDMF in the target
library & pointing elsewhere, but of course that's a duplicate file

name

in that library so I'm stuck again. There is no OVRLIB (override
library) command that I'm away of.

Does anyone have an idea how I could execute some function prior to
calling the offending program that would let me 'override' the target
library?

Thanks for any input

James P. Wiant

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