Re: IFS and CL

[Martin Rowe <dbg400.net@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 30/01/06, James H H Lampert <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > You can redirect the output of QShell commands to
> > physical files.
>
> Clever! I think you've just put a sword through this
> particular Gordian knot.
>
> It would be nice if there were a way to put the outfile in
> QTEMP, but I suspect that's probably impossible, given
> that QSHELL runs across job boundaries. And since I don't
> expect this thing to be run by multiple users
> concurrently, it's not a big deal. And at least for the
> problem at hand, your solution definitely beats anything
> involving third-party downloads or front-ending some API
> call.

Hi James

No, it's not impossible. Instead of doing the override in QSH, do it
in the CL first. Using Vern's example:

CRTPF FILE(QTEMP/LS255) RCDLEN(255)
OVRDBF FILE(STDOUT) TOFILE(QTEMP/LS255)
QSH CMD('ls -l /home/vern')

and your output will be in your temporary file. The overrides work
fine for the 'nix 'standard' files - stdin, stdout & stderr (for use
with ftp scripts, et al)

Regards, Martin
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