Re: Anyway to add in option to IBM command ?

[bschmuhl@xxxxxxx]

You actually can do your own processing for a standard 
AS400 command. You just have to create the command and 
processing program and place it a library about qsys in 
your systems library list.
> 
> >> I wonder anyway to code a new option to an existing
> IBM provided COMMAND. Is there any interface to do so?
> 
> In the May 2001 issue of NEWS/400 there is an article titled "V4R5 CL Command 
> Exit Programs".  I haven't read the whole article yet
> but from what I have read, this is exactly what you are looking for.  The 
> article says there is two exit point functions that are
> part of it.  One is a retrieve exit point which retrieves the command string 
> when the command is executed for tracking purposes.
> The other is a change command exit point which can be used to change the 
> function of a CL program.
> 
> If you do not have access to NEWS/400, the article says the exit functions 
>are 
> documented in "OS/400 Program and CL Command APIs
> (SC41-4870)".  It also says you can get detail descriptions of the functions 
>at:
> 
> 
>http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v4r5/ic2924/index.htm?info/apis/xc
> achg.htm
> 
> 
>http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v4r5/ic2924/index.htm?info/apis/xc
> artv.htm
> 
> I hope this helps,
> Seth
> 
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