RE: WRKNETF API?

[Andy Youens <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul

Thanks for your example of using the System() function.

Unfortunately, after cutting & pasting your code, I get the following error
after the first system() call (WRKNETF)

                         Additional Message Information

 

 Message ID . . . . . . :   CPD0018

 Date sent  . . . . . . :   08/01/01      Time sent  . . . . . . :
11:09:55   
 

 Message . . . . :   String 'Ø         ' contains a character that is not

   valid.

 

 Cause . . . . . :   The string contains a character that is only valid in a

   quoted string or a comment.

 Recovery  . . . :   Remove the character that is not valid from string

   X'80404040404040404040', or if it is a parameter value, make the string a

   quoted string. More information on valid characters can be found in the
CL   
   Reference manual.

 

                                              
We are running V4.5, cume @ 00294


What am I missing, any help appreciated.

Many thanks

Regards

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-----Original Message-----
From: paul cunnane [mailto:paul@cunnane.net]
Sent: 05 January 2001 10:36
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: WRKNETF API?


> So I was thinking of doing the whole thing in RPG, and as I'm using
> RPG I would rather use APIs then calling a program using QCMD.

Jim,

I know it's not what you want, but prototype the C runtime system() function
and bind with QC2LE.  It gives a cleaner interface (IMHO) than QCMD, so you
can do the whole thing in RPG:

Fwrknetf   if   e             disk    usropn

 ...

D system          pr            10i 0 extproc('system')
D  command                        *   const options(*string)

 ...

C             callp     system('ovrdbf wrknetf qtemp/wrknetf')
C
C             dou       exitRequested
C             callp     system('wrknetf output(*outfile) +
C                               outfile(qtemp/wrknetf)')
C             open      wrknetf
C
C             read      qnfdntf
C             dow       not %eof(wrknetf)

  ...

C             read      qnfdntf
C             enddo

  ...

C             close     wrknetf
C             enddo

 ...

Caveat: NOT TESTED!!

Oh, and no DOU/DOW wars from the peanut gallery!

--
Paul


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