Re: CALL CPPLE with parms

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also, FWIW, if you are using the C++ standard string class, for example, 
something like this:

  std::string myStr = "interesting stuff here";

Then you'd display it in the STRDBG debugger with:

  eval *myStr._Ptr:s


On 8/18/2021 5:22 PM, Scott Klement wrote:
> Hi Justin,
>
> How do you know you're getting only one character?   This sounds a lot 
> like what you'd get if you tried to view them incorrectly in the 
> debugger.
>
> FWIW, here's a dead simple program that just prints its parameters.  I 
> compiled it quick with CRTBNDCPP and it worked fine.
>
> #include <stdio.h>
>
> int main(int argc, char **argv) {
>
>   int i;
>
>   for (i=1; i<argc; i++) {
>     printf("%s\n", argv[i]);
>   }
>
>   return 0;
> }
>
> If you are trying to view the parameters in STRDBG, try typing this at 
> the "debug>" command line:
>
> eval *argv[1]:s
>
> The * dereferences the pointer, and the :s views it as a C-style string.
>
> -SK
>
> On 8/18/2021 4:50 PM, Justin Taylor wrote:
> > I'm trying to call a CPPLE program with a CL CALL command and pass in
> > parameter (something I've never done before).  For some reason, I'm only
> > getting the first character of each parameter.  I even copy-and-pasted a
> > sample out of the IBM reference manual, and it gives the same 
> > result.  Any
> > idea what I'm missing?
> >
> >
> > Reference:
> > Programming IBM Rational Development Studio for i ILE C/C++ Programmer's
> > Guide (SC09-2712-07)
> > Creating and Compiling Programs 45