Re: GENLVL for CL -- MIDRANGE-L

Well, they basically beat me into submission.  This program uses the VCP to
check for the existence of the file.  While it could be done within the CPP
they don't believe they would check the parameters before doing any further
processing.  They would wait until they needed it.  The problem is that it
takes 20 minutes of run time before they need it.  They do not feel it
would be very popular for them.

They decided that to balance the possibility of many new iSeries customers
using Domino versus skilled programmers, that they would tilt the scale
towards the new iSeries customers and give the skilled programmers a
challenge to overcome - which we have.

While I feel that a compromise would be to have the CPP check all
parameters prior to execution I just decided that I don't feel this battle
is worth the struggle.

Rob Berendt

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Rob Berendt

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Hello Rob,

I realise that you have a work-around for this problem but please clarify
this for me.  Are you attempting to create a CL program containing the
CFGDOMSVR command?  Do you get the error message when compiling or editing?

Since the CPP for CFGDOMSVR doesn't run until the program runs I suspect a
Validity Checking Program is sending the message.  If that is true then I
would APAR it as broken.  It is wrong to check for the existence of any
object in a VCP because the VCP runs during SEU edit sessions.  It is wrong
for the simple reason that the object may be created when the CL program
runs and before the command in question is reached.

Imagine how annoying it would be if all CL commands checked for the
existing
of objects during editing.  Especially the common situation of:

           CRTDTAARA QTEMP/STUFF TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(50)
           CHGDTAARA QTEMP/STUFF ....

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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