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  • Subject: Re: where did those zeros come from?
  • From: rob@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 15:25:08 -0500


For further information about creating commands check out:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v4r5/ic2924/info/RBAM6COMDEFSTATE.HTM

Commands are the fastest screen developer around.  For example the
following command source:
CMD        PROMPT('This is a test')
PARM       KWD(MESSAGE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(200) REL(*NE ' +
             ') MIN(1) CHOICE('Please type in +
             message') PROMPT('Message')
PARM       KWD(USER) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) RSTD(*YES) +
             VALUES(PAUL BRENDA) MIN(1) PROMPT('User')

Compiled with the CRTCMD command, will generate the following screen:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                              This is a test (TEST)
 Type choices, press Enter.
 Message  . . . . . . . . . . . .
____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
 User . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   __________    PAUL, BRENDA













Bottom
F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel   F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Complete with another prompt screen for User which will display the
possible values for User.  And 15 screen fulls of help!  Not bad for 3
lines of code, eh?  You can get fancier with custom prompting programs,
context help and what not, if needed.  Now, if only the prototype support
for ILE languages were this powerful!


Rob Berendt

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Ray,

I know that's it a matter of personal preference, but IMHO, the command
route is cleaner.

In file QCMDSRC     create the following member:  (Now, I like to call my
commands the same as the CPP (Command processing Program) but it's not
necessary.)

*************** Beginning of data *************************************
             CMD        PROMPT('Wrapper for program PRR50130')
             PARM       KWD(P01) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(30) ALWVAR(*YES) +
                          PROMPT('Parameter #1')
             PARM       KWD(P02) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(90) ALWVAR(*YES) +
                          PROMPT('Parameter #2')
             PARM       KWD(P03) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(9)  ALWVAR(*YES) +
                          PROMPT('Parameter #3')
             PARM       KWD(P04) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8)  ALWVAR(*YES) +
                          PROMPT('Parameter #4')
             PARM       KWD(P05) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8)  ALWVAR(*YES) +
                          PROMPT('Parameter #5')
****************** End of data ****************************************


Then compile (CRTCMD) with:

                            Create Command (CRTCMD)

Type choices, press Enter.

Command  . . . . . . . . . . . . CMD          > PRR50130
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . .              >   MYLIB
Program to process command . . . PGM          > PRR50130
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . .              >   *LIBL
Source file  . . . . . . . . . . SRCFILE      > QCMDSRC
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . .              >   MYLIB
Source member  . . . . . . . . . SRCMBR       > PRR50130
Text 'description' . . . . . . . TEXT           *SRCMBRTXT


                           Additional Parameters

Replace command  . . . . . . . . REPLACE      > *YES


The end result is that in your CL program that you have been having
problems with, the SBMJOB would look like this:

********* Beginning of data ***************************************
       SBMJOB     CMD(PRR50130 P01(&P01) P02(&P02) +
                    P03(&P03) P04(&P04) P05(&P05)) +
                    JOB(PRR50130XX) JOBQ(QPGMR2)


HTH


"Ray, Adam" wrote:
>
> Thanks Scott. I used solution number 2, only because I am clueless as to
how
> to do number 1. I would love to learn though.
>
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