RE: Command Creation (Was: Recursive CL - Data decimal error)

Jim,

How about naming the command the same as the program it calls, 14 from PDM
picks that up just fine.

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Langston [mailto:jlangston@celsinc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 12:52 PM
> To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: Re: Command Creation (Was: Recursive CL - Data decimal error)
>
>
> I believe there is a reason command creation is underutilized
> on the AS/400, er, eserver, um, iseries?
>
> I create an RPG program, very simple to compile.  14 using PDM.
> I create CL program, 14 using PDM.
> I create DDS, 14 using PDM.
> I create command source.  14.  Remember to prompt, now what is the
>    call I want to use?  And going back having to recreate commands
>    months later, what program was this command supposed to call?
>    No idea.  I hope they documented it in the command source
>    (yeah, right, like that'll ever happen).
>
> I think commands would be utilized a lot more if you could
> actually specify the program to call inside the command source
> itself, then just compile with 14.
>
> Anyway, that's why *I* don't utilize them that much.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
>
> Message: 11
> From: David.X.Kahn@gsk.com
> Subject: Re: Recursive CL - Data decimal error
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 11:17:36 +0100
> Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>
> Pete wrote:
>
> > Write your own command, which knows the correct data types of the
> > parameters and passes them accordingly. It's really very easy to
> > write simple commands.
>
> That's the stuff! Commands must be one of the most
> under-utilised features
> of CL. I've been to many shops where they are not used at
> all, for no very
> clearly defined reason. I've also known one quite large shop
> where numeric
> parameters were prohibited as well, because "it is not
> possible to pass a
> packed decimal parameter".
>
> As well as ensuring that parameters are correctly formatted
> commands, with
> a validity checker if necessary, can also take care of the parameter
> validation thus simplifying the CPP and letting the
> programmer concentrate
> on the function it's meant to perform.
>
> Dave...
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