RE: Using STRPCCMD with & in file name

Scott,

You're right. I had not tested this method using a '&' in the document string before I posted. The only difference is that I don't get an error; the PCO command prompt window just flashes and goes away, no error message even in the job log.

My bad.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:26 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Using STRPCCMD with & in file name

Won't that exhibit the same problem that John was trying to solve?! It
seems to do the exact same thing.

Jerry Adams wrote:

I created a general purpose document handler program that looks like this:

PGM PARM(&DOC)
DCL VAR(&DOC) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(100)

MONMSG MSGID(IWS4032) EXEC(GOTO CMDLBL(END))
STRPCO
MONMSG MSGID(IWS4010)


STRPCCMD PCCMD(&DOC) PAUSE(*NO)

END: ENDPGM

An example of a program that uses the handler is:

PGM
DCL VAR(&DOC) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(100)

CHGVAR VAR(&DOC) +
VALUE('S:\IT_AS400\Documentation\Procedures\EOD_Printer.doc')
CALL PGM(DOCHANDLER) PARM(&DOC)

ENDPGM


Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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B&W Wholesale
office: 615-995-7024
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