Re: RUNRMTCMD

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike, this won't work as is because parameters are passed with pointers. 
Besides, you are not passing the parameters to a CALL, you are passing a 
command string that is interpreted on the remote system. The pointers on 
the remote system have nothing to do with those on the local one.

Usually, as Don said, you need an external mechanism to pass data between 
systems. However, you might still be able to make this work without setting 
up things like data queues or message queues or whatever. According to the 
help for RUNRMTCMD, "When the command is sent to the remote system, the 
local system waits for the command to complete and the output from the 
remote command will be placed in a spooled file." You could have your 
remote program put anything into a spooled file, then extract them on the 
local machine.

Maybe?

HTH
Vern

At 08:02 AM 5/6/2004, you wrote:
> I need to run an RPG program on a remote 400 from a source 400.  I also need
> to pass parameters for the call and have parameters returned.  I have
> researched the RUNRMTCMD command in the archives, but all of the past
> messages seem to revolve around PC remote calls.
>
> Here is my situation:
> I have a process that runs on my source 400.  If the process fails, it needs
> to run a program on the remote 400 that will run a different process.  The
> end message depends on the success or failure of the processes.  I need to
> pass parameters and receive parameters on the remote call.