Re: How to call API with different parms over different releases

That's kind of what I was thinking about, but how to I create one command that will display prompts for parameters that vary by what the current OS version is. I know you can do dependencies on the command parms, but I don't see where I can access the current OS release inside the command before I call the command processor program ( like you have below).

I want the command prompt to look like the following according to your example, all without having to change the command for each OS release.

When run on a release before V5R2:

Object Name . . . . . . . . _____
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . _____

When run on release V5R2:

Object Name . . . . . . . . _____
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
Object Type . . . . . . . . . _____

And when run on release V5R3:

Object Name . . . . . . . . _____
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
Object Type . . . . . . . . . _____
New V5R3 parm . . . . . _____

and on release 6.1

Object Name . . . . . . . . _____
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
Object Type . . . . . . . . . _____
New V5R3 parm . . . . . _____
Extension . . . . . . . . . . . __________

I am just not seeing an easy way to do this. I think if I can get the command prompts to work by release, I can get the API call to work.

Thanks

On 10/19/2010 4:39 PM, Dennis Lovelady wrote:

You mean like this?

d api_program PR extpgm('API_NAME')
d objname 10 Const
d objlibr 10 Const
* Added at V5R2
d objtype 10 Const Options(*NoPass)
* Added at V5R3
d errstr LikeDS(errorStruct)
d Options(*VarSize: *NoPass)
* Added at i6.1
D extension 20 Const Options(*NoPass)

D currentVRM S 6

// If currentVRM = VxRyMz

Select ;
When currentVRM>= CON_I6_1 ;
api_program(parm1: parm2: type: errStr: ext) ;
When currentVRM>= CON_V5R3 ;
api_program(parm1: parm2: type: errStr) ;
When currentVRM>= CON_V5R2 ;
api_program(parm1: parm2: type) ;
Other ;
api_program(parm1: parm2) ;
EndSL ;