Re: passing Call commands (with parms) from program to program

Steve,

I'm currently traveling, but there is a CL command for setting and getting environment variables. There's a simple API for use in RPG. I don't use them often, the last time was a year ago. But they handily solved a problem at hand. One thing to keep in mind is environment vars are case sensitive.

--Loyd

On Oct 21, 2010, at 8:31, "Needles,Stephen J" <SNEEDLES@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Loyd,

I've never done anything with Environment Variables. Can you point to a good book?

Thanks for your input!

steve

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Loyd Goodbar
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 12:45 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: passing Call commands (with parms) from program to program

Steve,

My earlier reply might have gotten lost in the shuffle, but you might try
setting environment variables in the first program, and have the other
programs read them. If you are submitting jobs, be sure to use the
CPYENVVAR() parameter [copy environment variables] as the default is *NO.

HTH,
Loyd

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Needles,Stephen J
<SNEEDLES@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

I agree!! Haha!

But I could not see another way to communicate it. Given some of the
responses I gotten, it seems the whole idea of manipulating these variables
will be of little value anyway. Considering telling management that this
idea sounds better in there heads than it truly is in reality.

steve

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