Re: [IBMiOSS] Calling RPG programs from IBM's Python (5733-OPS)

A small example of a call with no parms.

import config
from itoolkit import *

database = "*LOCAL"
user = "xxxx"
password = "xxxxx"

itool = iToolKit()
itool.add(iPgm('TestDate','TESTDATE'))

# xmlservice
itool.call(config.itransport)

programout = itool.dict_out('TestDate')
print(programout)


config.py in the same directory has:

from itoolkit.lib.ilibcall import *
itransport = iLibCall()

Kevin Bucknum
Senior Programmer Analyst
MEDDATA/MEDTRON
Tel: 985-893-2550

-----Original Message-----

From: OpenSource [mailto:opensource-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Yeung
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 1:23 AM
To: IBMi Open Source Roundtable
Subject: [IBMiOSS] Calling RPG programs from IBM's Python (5733-OPS)

Does anyone have any experience doing this? Until we convert our

system to

7.3 (at which point hopefully I can use the new RPM-based

installation), I am

pretty much clueless about IBM's Python and the facilities for

interacting with

the IBM i from it.

If you have any knowledge to share, I encourage you to do so at

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50576341/how-to-call-an-rpg-
program-from-python

Note that the question as posed doesn't seem to require reading any

RPG

output parameters. It's just fire-and-forget.

If you aren't registered on Stack Overflow and don't want to be, or

for

whatever reason don't want to post there, then of course just reply

here. I

or someone else can get the information onto Stack Overflow.

John Y.
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