Re: Entry Parameters

[pcunnane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

     Jim,
     
     If the program will *always* be called from the command line, it might 
     be worthwhile just recoding the parameters as 15,5 and EVALing them to 
     the appropriate variables within the program.
     
     Mind you, the command interface is probably the most appropriate if 
     you want validation etc.
     
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     Paul Cunnane
     The Learning Company


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Subject: Re: Entry Parameters
Author:  Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com> at InterNet
Date:    1/20/00 8:10 AM


Hmm... Okay, it was my assumption that when passing variables 
to an RPGLE program from the command line with parameters,
that the system checked the data types of the parameters to make 
sure they were the same, I guess not.  Which is good in this 
case.
     
And, yes, I understand why it works, but didn't think to try it 
given my experience with parameter types in other things.  Yes, 
negative numbers could be a pain, but I actually have the list 
written down as to what symbol is what negative number.  It is 
actually not that hard to remember.  } is 0, J is 1 and it goes to 
R is 9.  Capital J and Capital R.
     
Okay, this is doable, although I could not expect my users to 
know how to put in a negative number, in this case it doesn't 
matter since there will never be a negative number for the 
parameters.
     
Er, or there should never be a negative number <g>
     
Hmm... this being the case, it seems that any number passed as 
a parameter to an RPG program will always have to be passed
as a character?  I attempted to do a CMD for the program, but
it failed with same error, but at that point it is possible that I had 
the variables defined differently that 15P 2.
     
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