Re: Processing Command Parms

Jon,

Beware: Top of my head.

List in lists:

A) 5i0 Number of entries in parameter list
B) 510 Offset to entry in the list (in reverse order); this occurs many entries are in the list (if max=10, and 3 are entered, this is repeated 3 times)
C) after that the parameter values in their lay out of an element DS

Ex parm (Max 10 entries) length 15, 2 elements (10-5) (Spaces between segments for clarity)

A B C
03 392409 Third entrySecond entryFirst entry

Regards,
Carel Teijgeler


On 31-3-2015 4:50, Jon Paris wrote:

Thank you so much Gary - it is neither easy to find nor easy to understand but at least I have a starting point now. The only docs I had found gave examples of only the simple stuff and it is mixed lists and lists in lists that I have to deal with - thanks again.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

On Mar 30, 2015, at 4:08 PM, Monnier, Gary <Gary.Monnier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

IBM doesn't make it easy that's for sure. The best I ever found was in the CL programming guide. There is a section entitled " Defining lists for parameters"

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_i5_54/rbam6/dflst.htm

Under each list type there is a section entitled "Using CL and HLLs for" the type of list. Each section breaks down how the list is structured.

For example, a simple list is passed as |number of values passed|value1|value2|...|valuen

HTH

Gary

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Subject: Processing Command Parms

I cannot for the life of me find a simple explanation of how command parms are passed to the CPP. Apparently I've never had to handle variable length lists of things like qualified names when I've dealt with commands in the past. Either that or it was so many years ago I have forgotten.

Anyone point me to useful IBM docs? The stuff I've found so far in the Info Center is not that helpful.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

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