Re: STRPCCMD issue in IBM i Client Access Solutions

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

What is your default emulator??  Same versions of CA solutions, same
service packs.  What windows OS.  Wasn't sure if you see the same results
if you have several different mix and match setups.

On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Matt Lavinder <
mlavinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I am having issues with the STRPCCMD in Client Access Solutions.  We have a
> command to open a browser to a specific web page.  It works in our default
> emulator.  I've been experimenting with the new emulator in Client Access
> Solutions and the command is acting strange.
>
> If I set PAUSE(*YES), the command works.
> If I set PAUSE(*NO), the command does not work.
>
> We do not need the session to pause, so we would prefer to leave
> PAUSE(*NO).  The command works in the other emulator regardless of the
> PAUSE parameter.
>
> Actually, STRPCCMD seems to be having issues with the Windows "start"
> command in general.  Here's an example of my commands:
>
> start "" "http:/www.mywebsite.com/cgibin/mypgm.pgm?myparam=myvalue"
> or
> start "firefox" "http:/www.mywebsite.com/cgibin/mypgm.pgm?myparam=myvalue"
>
> If I run these directly from CL command line, Client Access Solutions opens
> the default browser for both.  If I run them in Windows directly, I get the
> default browser for the first and Firefox for the second, which is the
> expected behavior.  If I run the commands in the default emulator, I get
> the same result as running them in Windows directly: default browser then
> Firefox.
>
> Has anyone else experienced weirdness using STRPCCMD from Client Access
> Solutions?
>
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>
> *Matt Lavinder *
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