Re: problems with ProgramCall

[Dieter.Bender@xxxxxxxxxxx (Dieter Bender)]

Hi,

and I would suggest create an external stored procedure and use JDBC or sqlj
to call your programm. And further I would suggest, hands off of the
workarounds of the toolbox. If rpg could do what c can, I would recommend
java native interface.

Dieter


Am Dienstag, 8. Januar 2002 15:50 schrieben Sie:
> I would suggest that you use PCML, it makes things a lot simpler.
>
> If you are not familiar with PCML you can go to
>  http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/spotlight/dl/free.html
>
> where there is a free online course titled
> IK081 - Using PCML to call AS/400 Programs that covers
> PCML. They cover a few samples and explain all the
> concepts required to help yourself.
>
> (Also, you can just sit back and listen you do not have to
> read every slide).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Wall [mailto:dawall@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 9:32 AM
> To: java400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: problems with ProgramCall
>
>
>
> It could be the way the parameters are declared.  You are defining the
> first two parameters as an input/output parameters since you pass in both a
> byte array and an int.  The second parameter (the int) is the amount of
> output data returned in the parm.  In your case you say 2 bytes are
> returned in the first parm and 3 bytes are returned in the second parm.
> Try skipping the second parameter and see if that helps.  It would be
>         pList[0] = new ProgramParameter(coNo);
>         pList[1] = new ProgramParameter(cycleNo);
>         pList[2] = new ProgramParameter(7);
>
> Also, ProgramParameter accepts only byte arrays.  If you need to pass a
> number to your RPG program use one of the Toolbox converters to convert
> your number into a byte array.  Converters are available for most AS/400
> numeric types.  For example, if you have a bin 4, use:
>           AS400Bin4 bin4 = new AS400Bin4();
>           byte AS400Data = bin4.toBytes(myInt);
>
> David Wall
> AS/400 Toolbox for Java
>
>
>
>
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> I'm not sure what I need to so to get this working.  I'm trying to call an
> rpg program that takes 3 parms, the first 2 input the 3rd output.  All 3
> fields are numeric, the only way I could get it to work without compile
> errors was to pass all parms as strings.  I just convert them in the rpg.
>
> When I call the rpg from a green screen passing the same parms it gives the
> correct output but when I call from the java app it returns an error code
> for the 3rd parm.
>
> I'm guess what I'm looking for would be how to define the java and/or for
> the following code?
>
> Here is the java code:
>         byte coNo = getKeyCoNo.byteValue();
>         byte cycleNo = getKeyCycleNo().byteValue();
>
>         ProgramParameter[] pList = new ProgramParameter[3];
>         pList[0] = new ProgramParameter(coNo, 2);
>         pList[1] = new ProgramParameter(cycleNo, 3);
>         pList[2] = new ProgramParameter(7);
>
>         ProgramCall pgm = new ProgramCall(system,
> "/QSYS.LIB/PSSTGUI.LIB/CE1099.PGM", pLis);
>
> .
> .
> .
>             byte[] data = pList[2].getOutputData();
>             AS400Text textConverter = new AS400Text(data.length,
> getSystem());
>             bAcctNo = new BigDecimal((String)
> textConverter.toObject(data)).setScale(0);
>
>
> Here is the RPG:
> C           *ENTRY    PLIST
> C                     PARM           ECO#    20
> C                     PARM           ECYC    30
> C                     PARM           EACC    7
> C                     MOVE ECO#      CO#
> C                     MOVE ECYC      CYCLE#  30
>
>
> I need some help,
>
> Robert Upshall
> Professional Software of Amarillo
> (806) 358-8928
> rupshall@psasoft.com
>
>
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