Re: QCMDEXC Wrapper

Or you could write your own subprocedure.  The following sample includes
pieces of CGIDEV2's docmd subprocedure.


****************************************************************************
 * docmd
prototype                                                           

****************************************************************************
Ddocmd            pr            10i
0                                        
D  cmd                        2000    const varying
options(*varsize)        
                                                                             
D rc              s             10i
0                                        
                                                                             
C                   eval      rc = docmd('WRKOUTQ
*ALL')                     
C                   eval      *inlr =
*on                                    
                                                                             

****************************************************************************
 * docmd
subprocedure                                                        

****************************************************************************
 * Executes a CL
command                                                     
 * Returns 0 if executed without error; otherwise
1.                         
P docmd          
b                                                          
D docmd           pi            10i
0                                        
D  cmd                        2000    const varying
options(*varsize)        
D cmdlen          s             15p 5             
D wrkcmd          s           2000                
C                   eval      cmdlen = %len(cmd)  
C                   eval      wrkcmd = cmd        
C                   call(e)   'QCMDEXC'           
C                   parm                    wrkcmd
C                   parm                    cmdlen
C                   if        %error              
C                   return    1                   
C                   else                          
C                   return    0                   
C                   endif                         
P docmd           e                               

Mel Rothman
CGIDEV2 Author ( get it at http://www.easy400.ibm.it/ )
iSeries Custom Technology Center
Rochester, Minnesota



jon.paris@e400.com wrote:
> 
>  >> d ovrdbf               s           80
>  >>  *
>  >>  * Runqry for the requested file
>  >>  *
>  >> C                   EVAL      ovrdbf = 'OVRDBF WHLDE1 SHARE(*YES)'
>  >> c                   callp       cmd(%trim(ovrdbf) : %len
> (%trim(ovrdbf)))
> 
> If only a literal is being used it would be more efficient to code it this
> way:
> 
>  d ovrdbf               C                 'OVRDBF WHLDE1 SHARE(*YES)'
>   *
>   * Runqry for the requested file
>   *
> 
>  c                   callp       cmd(ovrdbf : %len(ovrdbf))
> 
> If multiple options are possible (i.e. ovrdbf needs to contain different
> values) using a variable length field for ovrdbf would also perform better
> and produce "tidier" code.  e.g.
> 
>  d ovrdbf               s           80    Varying
>   *
>   * Runqry for the requested file
>   *
>  C                   EVAL      ovrdbf = %TrimR('OVRDBF WHLDE1 SHARE(*YES)')
>  c                   callp       cmd(ovrdbf : %len(ovrdbf))
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