RE: RPG/COBOL with embedded CL

["Stone, Brad V (PP)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use an indicator in the LO position of the CALL to QCMDEXC.  This is just as
good as a MONMSG MSGID(CPF0000).  At least it's worked in my cases.  In
other cases where I'm doing a CHKOBJ or something that I will do a lot, I
make a service program out of it.  So something like:

C               eval    GoodObj = #Chkobj(ObjLib:Obj:ObjType)
 *
C               if      (GoodObj = 'Y')
 * blah blah
C               else
 * blah blah
C               endif

(note:  These could be combined into one statement, I know, but just for
readablility.)

Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin Williams [mailto:Williamsc@technocrats.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 10:47 AM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: RPG/COBOL with embedded CL
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> But the problem with QCMDEXC, is that you cannot do a MONMSG on any
> commands you run, so if an error occurs in the command, the 
> calling HLL
> program falls over.
> 
> The only problem with modules is that if you have to create an extra
> module for every CL type task you want to perform, you could 
> end up with
> lots of modules/programs, when you only want to perform some 
> very simple
> function, and I prefer to use as few programs/modules as possible, to
> keep object mangement simple!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Lovelady [mailto:dennis@lovelady.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 2:46 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: RPG/COBOL with embedded CL
> 
> 
> Hi, Colin:
> 
> >I have often thought, if IBM allowed CL program commands to 
> be embedded
> >in their HLL's, they would make development a lot quicker, allowing
> >development of HLL programs without the overhead of having to wrap
> them
> >in a CL control program to perform any sort of housekeeping/error
> >capture.
> >Anyone else got any thoughts on this.
> 
> You can do this.  The QCMDEXC program, callable from any HLL (or even
> from
> CL, but why would you?), can be used to execute CL commands anywhere
> within
> your program.  Also, with ILE, you can now create modules in 
> CL that are
> callable from your other ILE HLL programs, making the task 
> simpler yet.
> 
> HTH
> --
> Dennis Lovelady                    Simpsonville, SC
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> money to do
> so."
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