Re: [Calling program with numeric parameters

[Frank Kolmann <FKolmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 23:59:33 EDT
> From: BEBMEDINA@cs.com
> Subject: Re: Calling program with numeric
> parameters in command line
> 
> I call programs with numeric parameters  
> on the command line using the > following;
>      
> program name: RPG0001
> parameter 1   :     72   type is    2,0     
> parameter 2   :    20001001   type is    8,> 
> CALL PGM(RPG0001) PARM(x'072F'  x'020001001F' )
>  
> If your parameters are even digits , 
> you have to add a leading 0 to make it odd. 

I too use HEX strings when calling pgms from the
command line (that need numeric parms).
HEX works for any programs, not limited to RPG.
As a HEX byte is composed of 2 nibbles the HEX
strings must always have an EVEN number of nibbles.
The above example is for packed data.
It works for signed numerics if you do x'F1F2F3F4'
Use D instead of F for negatives.

FWIW
Frank Kolmann




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