RE: Using STRPCCMD with & in file name

[Jerry Adams <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
> --
> B&W Wholesale
> office: 615-995-7024
> email:  jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx