RE: Batch Submissions from RPGIV

[Scott Mildenberger <Smildenber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the enhancements, maybe mine worked because I was being lucky.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon.Paris@halinfo.it [SMTP:Jon.Paris@halinfo.it]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 9:05 AM
> To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: Batch Submissions from RPGIV
> 
> >> Here is a method to execute any system command using the C function
> 'system'
> instead of QCMDEXC.
> 
> Scott - this works well but there is one problem and one addition that I
> would
> make.  As you'll see from the version below the correct RPG IV
> interpretation of
> "int" is a 10I (i.e.4 byte field) not 5I (2 byte). I think most times your
> version will work although I'm darned if I know why! The extension I would
> make
> involves the use of the exported field _EXCP_MSGID which on failure
> (indicated
> by a returned value of 1 although I have "cheated" and simply tested for
> non-zero) will contain the exception message Id.
> 
> 
>      H DftActGrp(*No) BndDir('QC2LE')
> 
>      D OK              C                   0
> 
>      D ErrorCode       S              7A   Import('_EXCP_MSGID')
> 
>      D SystemCmd       Pr            10I 0 ExtProc('system')
>      D   CmdString                     *   Value Options(*String)
> 
>      C                   If        SystemCmd('cpyf fred joe') <> OK
>      C     ErrorCode     Dsply
>      C                   EndIf
> 
>      C                   Eval      *InLR = *On
> 
> 
> 
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