RE: QzshSystem API

[Joel Cochran <jrc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe wrote:
> Just for fun, did you go into QShell and type "ECHO $PATH" to see what
> you get?  Then, do the same thing in your RPG program and compare the
> results.  

Same Thing: /usr/bin, which I set in /etc/profile.

> I empathize with your pain, but remember, DOS doesn't ALSO
> have to handle QSYS libraries, yada yada yada. 

Hopefully you know me well enough by now to know I'm not in anyway
advocating DOS over OS/400... all I'm saying is that this should be
easier.

>  I realize it's tough to
> get started, but you're really in the very initial part of the learning
> curve, where the most speed bumps are.

I'm not sure how to take this: my learning curve started 6 years ago. 
I'm not new to QSH, RPG, APIs, or any of that, just this particular
conglomeration of technologies all at once seem to be defeating me
:-)

> If it still doesn't work for you, email me the whole code and I'll see
> what if I can find a little time to look at it.
> 

Gladly, but right now I have it torn up trying to get it to work.  If I
don't figure something out today - right now I'm playing with overriding
stdout and using the QSH CMD(...) - I'll e-mail it to you tomorrow.

I'd still like to get the APIs to work, but if I have to resort to
issuing the commands natively and overriding standard out I will, but
once again I don't understand why such a basic function requires so much
effort.

Thanks,

Joel
http://www.rpgnext.com