Re: Executing 'CL' members (was Just wondering)

Neil Palmer wrote:
> 
> CVWD@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Here is a question I've been wondering about for a while:
> >
> > One of the valid source types is CL (not CLP, just CL).  The SEU syntax
> > checker differentiates between a CL and a CLP and disallows some commmands
> > (not allowed in this environment) when editing a CL.  The Retrieve
> > Configuration Source (RTVCFGSRC) command puts its output in a CL source, not
> > a CLP.  So, CL is a valid source type; it is real and IBM intended it to be
> > used.  Now the question: How do you run a CL?  You cannot RUN, CALL, 
>CALLPRC,
> > put a 16 (in pdm) by, just type on the command line, or anything else I can
> > find and cause one of these suckers to execute.
> >
> > Oh, sure - you can change the type to CLP and compile it or you can move it
> > to the source file QS36PRC and start the /36 environment and run it from the
> > command line or you could write a HLL program to read the CL source and
> > execute it via a QCMDEXC or some such nonsense, but the question is How do
> > you just run a CL?
> 
> You put a //BCHJOB at the top, and a //ENDBCHJOB at the bottom, and use
> SBMDBJOB to submit it to a job queue.
> 
> For example:
> //BCHJOB   JOB(TESTJOB) JOBD(NEIL)
> SNDMSG     MSG('Test message') TOUSR(NEIL)
> //ENDBCHJOB
> 
> And run it with:
> 
> SBMDBJOB FILE(QGPL/QCLSRC) MBR(ATEST)
> 
> You can also submit the job to a remote sustem with SBMNETJOB, and SNADS
> will send the job to a remote user on another system.
> Depending on the action to be taken for remotely submitted jobs on the
> target system (check WRKNETJOBE - can be specific by user) the job will
> either be FILEd, REJECTed, or SUBMITted.
> 
> --
> ...Neil Palmer                                      AS/400~~~~~
> ...AS/400 Technical Specialist      ____________          ___  ~
> ...NxTrend Technology - Canada      |OOOOOOOOOO| ________  o|__||=

Gosh Neil, 
I finally have a question I can answer, and you beat me to the answer.
Guess I'll have to start logging on at y clients site. :)

Bob Larkin
Larkin Computer Consulting
blarkin@wt.net
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