Re: Using CL to call RPG pgms

I used to be a big system() fan.  Then I went back to QCMDEXC.  The psds 
returns information from QCMDEXC that is not available in the errorcode 
returned by system().  For example, let's say there was a mythical message 
"USR0154-Object in use by &1".  With the psds and QCMDEXC you could get 
the value for &1.  Now, for true message thoroughness nothing beats 
QCAPCMD.  The psds can only return so many characters of message data.  No 
such limitation with QCAPCMD.  I find that most times that QCMDEXC is 
"good enough" and is easier to code.  (I know, I know a good wrapper... 
but then you get into activation group levels, etc.)

And the people who say using a CL is easier because of MONMSG etc, would 
throw their mother from the train before using a Monitor structure in 
RPGLE.

Rob Berendt