RE: Question on Validity Checking

[Pete Hall <pbhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think there's a rtvcmdsrc utility in TAATools. How about it Al?

At 16:30 07/23/2003, you wrote:
> I've never understood why IBM won't publish the complete parameter
> definition list for every command, just like they do the Escape messages.
> You should be able to hit F1 and see both.... Why is it such a secret? Users
> have been given the ability to write validity checking programs but IBM
> makes it really hard to do so! I just don't get it...
>
> Al ... You should get on their case about this!  <smile>
>
> Kenneth
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buck [mailto:buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 2:22 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Question on Validity Checking
>
>
> > am trying to write one for the WRKUSRJOB
> > command and keep getting errors that the
> > parameters do not match those in  my
> > program.
>
> There is a program called RTVCMDSRC floating round somewhere; try Google?
> Failing that, write a CL program, declare a hundred parameters and inspect
> each one via DMPCLPGM.  By putting unique data into each element on the
> command, you should be able to tell something about the results.  Of course,
> you'll go through it all over again at V5R3?...
>
> Better is to write your own command, put it in a library above QSYS and do
> your processing there.  When done, call the genuine command.
>
> You can also look into the command exit points, but I haven't had a reason
> to dabble there yet.
>   --buck
>
>
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