RE: API's for various commands

rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   4. API's for various commands (Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxxx)
>
>I'm trying to make kind of a change management command that would enable
>us to promote sources and objects from our development library to the test
>or production library.
>
>Of course I could do this in a CLLE program, using CPYF, CRTDUPOBJ etc,
>but I would like to do this in RPGLE using API's.  Not only do I like RPG
>more than CL, but it gives me more versatility do do SELECT's instead of
>numerous IF's, etc.
>
>Are there API's that allow you to, for instance, move an object, move a
>member (or copy + delete it), change the source type of a source member?

Peter:

One API that might be useful is the Rename Object (QLIRNMO) API, one of the 
Object APIs. It does a couple things beyond simply 'renaming' an object that 
can make this useful. I use that as a part of a kind of change-management I do 
for my own development work. Handling authorities/ownership so that the 'new' 
object cleanly reflects the old takes some care. I'm not sure how far you could 
go with what you want without resorting to CL, most likely ILE CL procedures 
though QCMDEXC or QCAPCMD could be useful, unless you want to get into some 
complex programming.

Perhaps you could fake a kind of "CrtDupObj" by using a combination of some 
Backup & Recovery APIs? I.e., save the object then immediately restore it to 
where you wanted?

Tom Liotta