Re: creating a command with a return value

[Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx>]

When you did the CRTCMD did you specify that the command can only run in a
program?

       ALLOW(*BPGM *IPGM *IMOD *BMOD)



On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Gary Thompson <gthompson@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> We are stumped attempting to create a command which returns a value.
>
> when we attempt to create the command, we
> get compile errors:
>
> * CPD0281                 3700           30        RTNVAL(*YES) valid only
> in CL programs or REXX procedures.
> * CPD0283                 3700           10        Default value of null
> pointer assumed.
> * CPD029D                 3700           20        Parameter with
> KEYPARM(*YES) follows a parameter with KEYPARM(*NO).
>                                                    KEYPARM(*NO) assumed.
> * CPD029B                 3700           20        Parameters with
> KEYPARM(*YES) found but no prompt override program specified.
>                                                    KEYPARM(*NO) assumed.
>
> So, is it the case that the command definition does NOT use RTNVAL, and
> RTNVAL only applies to the command processing program ?
>
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