RE: Pass a paramater from a CL to an RPG IV

["Norbut, Jim" <Jim.Norbut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yeah....an operator turned systems admin now turning into a
sysadmin/programmer/operator :)



-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Klement [mailto:klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:04 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Pass a paramater from a CL to an RPG IV



On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Norbut, Jim wrote:

> I've got a CL that has a parameter (for example) the parameter is
called
> &USR and is char(10)
>
> Can you pass that parameter to an RPG by doing a call within that CL?

Absolutely....  no problems there.

> (any special quotes or something you need when doing the call and
> passing the parameter)

Depends... do you want the value of the &USR variable to be passed, or
do you want the word "&USR" to be passed?   The quotes would pass the
word "&USR" instead of the value of the variable.

>
> I am trying to get up to speed with RPG and am trying just to find out
> if it's possible before I dig too deep.
>

Are you just starting as a programmer?  (from an operator or similar?)
Welcome to the world of programming!
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