RE: RE: SBMJOB is trimming the tailing blanks

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

(After two days out of the office, sorry for out of dates...)

Since IBM's development in CL has rose from the ashes in V5R3, do you 
suppose a flood of DCR's may get them to fix this anomaly?  I know, I 
know, some may feel it is a bug, and it probably is, but let's flood with 
DCR's anyway.
https://www-912.ibm.com/r_dir/ReqDesChange.nsf/Request_for_Design_Change?OpenForm

 Request title* 
Fix anomalies with using CALL in the CMD parameter of SBMJOB 

 Detailed description of the request (including unique usage)* 
 If you do a SBMJOB CMD(CALL MYPGM PARM(...)) where the values for PARM 
may be:
- a decimal not stored as 15,5 packed
- a character variable not a certain length
unpredictable results may occur.

Workarounds include:
- Making all your variables a certain length
- Using custom commands instead of CALL
- Using the RQSDTA parameter instead of the CMD parameter
- Doing odd tricks like storing an additional non blank character at the 
end of a long string variable
These stupid workaround tricks are confusing to newbies. 

 Priority* 
Medium
 
 Requested cmpletion date (MM/DD/YYYY) 
02/01/2006
 
 Problem area* 
Control Language-CL
 
 Importance of this request to your business / Impact to your company if 
IBM does not provide a solution* 
 Increased development costs 

 Requirement type* 
Long range or strategic (required to meet long-range needs)
 
 Solution suggestions (include your ideas for a solution) 
 Fix the problem using CALL in the CMD parameter of SBMJOB, etc. 


Rob Berendt