Re: Executable commands vs. programming commands

On 1/11/11 8:54 AM, CRPence wrote:

On 1/11/11 8:19 AM, David Gibbs wrote:

Does anyone know if there is an easy way to identify commands, based
on attributes, that actually execute programs vs. those that are
just used for CL programs?

Example:

PGM, ENDPGM, and DCL are programming only commands.
RTVJOBA, CRTPGM, DLTF are executable commands.

That a command is limited to only program-flow\statement versus at a
command line is determined by the "Where allowed to run" values of the
command; i.e. those with either or both, *IPGM and\or *BPGM, but with no
other allowed modes.

The CMDI0100 Format of the Retrieve Command Information (QCDRCMDI) API
returns the "Where allowed to run" information of a *CMD object.

To distinguish probably if an OS or LPP command, the CPP library would
be the QSYS or a product (option) library; the object "Licensed program"
information of the *CMD object could be used instead, or just to
corroborate the inference.

Hmmmm, I was thinking only CLP, and forgot to include ILE; i.e. some commands [e.g. CALLPRC, DCLPRCOPT] may have only *IMOD and\or *BMOD. Seems the documentation for the API that I referenced has not been updated to include those, thus helping in my lapse. Difficult to know if only the doc, or if also the API fail to provide that detail; report as defect if missing, or if they can be inferred, then open a eComment card on the doc to effect its correction to identify what was [easily] inferred.

While the typical RTVxxx commands may only be invoked in a program, they may or may not be the type being reviewed\of interest for the OP. Those commands would also be allowed in *IREXX and\or *BREXX; beyond CL module or CL program.

Note also, that some commands may have only *BATCH [e.g. DATA, BCHJOB] which are CL stream-flow\statement versus available at a command line.

Someone else suggested *EXEC. Looking for that plus either *INTERACT or *BATCH might be sufficiently indicative of "not just for program flow\statements"; esp. if as I recall, the *EXEC is required with either *INTERACT or *BATCH in order for a command to be used in request processing program like QCMD.

Regards, Chuck