Re: passing Call commands (with parms) from program to program

[Loyd Goodbar <loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve, 

I'm currently traveling, but there is a CL command for setting and getting environment variables. There's a simple API for use in RPG. I don't use them often, the last time was a year ago. But they handily solved a problem at hand. One thing to keep in mind is environment vars are case sensitive. 

--Loyd

On Oct 21, 2010, at 8:31, "Needles,Stephen J" <SNEEDLES@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Loyd,
>
> I've never done anything with Environment Variables.  Can you point to a good book?
>
> Thanks for your input!
>
> steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 12:45 PM
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> Subject: Re: passing Call commands (with parms) from program to program
>
> Steve,
>
> My earlier reply might have gotten lost in the shuffle, but you might try
> setting environment variables in the first program, and have the other
> programs read them. If you are submitting jobs, be sure to use the
> CPYENVVAR() parameter [copy environment variables] as the default is *NO.
>
> HTH,
> Loyd
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Needles,Stephen J
> <SNEEDLES@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > I agree!! Haha!
> >
> > But I could not see another way to communicate it.  Given some of the
> > responses I gotten, it seems the whole idea of manipulating these variables
> > will be of little value anyway.  Considering telling management that this
> > idea sounds better in there heads than it truly is in reality.
> >
> > steve
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