Calling a cmd with qualified file name in a CLP using variables -- MIDRANGE-L

Hi,

I am trying to call a command from a CL program and can not figure out how to get the qualified name to work using variables. The reason I am going through a CLP is that I want to get a return value from the command and I want to use the prompting capabilitied of commands. Here are some of the things I have tried so far:

Qualified file parm in the command looks like this:
 Your File . . . . . . . . . .   MyFile        Name
                                       MyLib       Name, *LIBL

PARMS to the CLP are &FileName  (10,A) &FileNameLib  (10,A) &ReturnCode (3,A)

CHGVAR VAR(&QUALFILENAME) VALUE(&FILELIB *TCAT + '/' *Cat &FILENAME) ?MYCMD FILNAM(&QUALFILENAME) produces 'FILELIB FILENAME' (with quotes) in the file portion of the qualified file name and CPD0078

?MYCMD FILNAM('FILELIB/FILENAME') produces 'FILELIB/FILENAME' (with quotes) in the file portion of the qualified file name and CPD0078

?MYCMD FILNAM('FILELIB FILENAME ') produces 'FILELIB FILENAME ' (with quotes) in the file portion of the qualified file name and CPD0078

?MYCMD    FILNAM(MyFIle) +
works okay when I hard code the MyFIle in the CLP

?MYCMD    FILNAM(MyLib/MyFile)
works okay when I hard code the MyLilb/MyFIle in the CLP

When I try to do the above using variables, I can't get it to work.

CHGVAR VAR(&QUALFILENAME) VALUE(&FILENAMELIB *CAT + &FILENAME) ?MYCMD FILNAM(&QUALFILENAME) + produces 'FILELIB FILENAME ' in the file portion of the qualified file name and CPD0078

?MYCMD    FILNAM(&FILELIB *tcat '/' *cat  &FILENAME)
 will not compile with expression operator

CHGVAR VAR(&QUALFILENAME) VALUE(&FILENAMELIB *TCAT '/' *CAT &FILENAME) ?MYCMD FILNAM(&QUALFILENAME) + produces 'FILENAMELIB/FILENAME' (with quotes) in the file portion of the qualified file name and CPD0078

I have tried passing the entire qualified file name to the CLP and I get the same as the above example.

I can't call the CMD with QCMDEXC because commands with return values can only be called from CLP or REXX programs.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Dave Murvin
DRM Enterprises, Inc.