Re: RPG Display program and processing

["James W. Kilgore" <qappdsn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IMHO, break apart the program and remove the display file.

Have a prompt CL program call the aging with parameters or SBMJOB with 
parameters.

This way the print function prints, and a requester requests.  You can then 
plug the print function
in where ever you may want it.

Jim Langston wrote:

> I recently wrote a new program for our aging, all in RPG IV (no ILE yet).
>
> This program runs interactively, simple program logic:
>
> EXFMT the display file.
> If user did *not* press F3 or F12
>   loop through my records and print my report.
> endif.
>
> Like I said, very simple.  Now, I want to submit the report to batch.  Since 
>there's a display
> file here, this can cause problems.  The "normal" way to do this would be to 
>break the program
> into two different programs and write a CL wrapper.  Or even just open the 
>display file in the
> CL, then SBMJOB the RPG program.
>

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