Re: Command Help

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tim - that seems to do what I wanted. One bit I was missing was the MIN(0).  Still looking at the rest to see what was different.

Thanks again and to Mark who suggested that DFT(*NO) would be needed to give me the “don’t show up unless needed” effect.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

On Apr 21, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Tim Bronski <tim.bronski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>            PARM       KWD(OUTREQ) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4) RSTD(*YES) +
>                         DFT(*YES) VALUES(*YES *NO) MAX(1) +
>                         PROMPT('Outfile Required')
>
>            PARM       KWD(OUTFILE) TYPE(FILLIB) MIN(0) MAX(1) +
>                         PMTCTL(CRTPF) PROMPT('Output File name')
>
> FILLIB:     QUAL       TYPE(*NAME) LEN(10) MIN(1)
>            QUAL       TYPE(*NAME) LEN(10) DFT(*LIBL) +
>                         SPCVAL((*LIBL)) PROMPT('Library')
>            QUAL       TYPE(*NAME) LEN(10) DFT(*FIRST) +
>                         SPCVAL((*FIRST)) PROMPT('Member')
>            QUAL       TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4) RSTD(*YES) DFT(*YES) +
>                         VALUES(*YES *NO) PROMPT('Replace')
>
> CRTPF:      PMTCTL     CTL(OUTREQ) COND((*EQ '*YES'))
>
> On 4/22/2015 12:03 AM, Jon Paris wrote:
> > Hopefully I’ll get this right this time!
> >
> > I don’t do commands very often and haven’t really worked with them for about 20 years so I’m rusty as heck.
> >
> > Here’s what I want.
> >
> > Outfile required . . . . . . . .   *YES                 *YES, *NO
> > Output file  . . . . . . . . . .   *GEN______           Name, *GEN
> >   Library  . . . . . . . . . . .     __________         Name
> >   Member . . . . . . . . . . . .     __________         Name, *FILE, *DATE
> >   Replace physical file  . . . . .   *NO_              *YES, *NO
> >
> > Only if *YES is specified to the first parm do I want the others to appear. I can condition them via a defined Type but then it does not appear to allow me to specify default values for the individual components such as Member and Replace.
> >
> > Only if I specify them as individual parms can I get the defaults accepted.
> >
> > Is what I want possible?  Seems like it should be.
> >
> > In a related question - how do I control which parms appear in the initial prompted screen.  It seems that the minute I have a parm related to a PMTCTL it does not appear unless I press F9 and then I get everything.
> >
> > Can anyone provide a little WD40 to loosen up my aged brain?
> >             Jon Paris
> >
> > www.partner400.com
> > www.SystemiDeveloper.com
>
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