RE: Starting out with sub-procedures

Buck, 

I am confused, I should say more confused than normal.  Looking back at the
last time I used QCMDEXEC, I cannot find that I used the PI specs.  Why are
they needed?
Here is what I used:
 D Cmd             PR                  ExtPgm('QCMDEXC')   
 D  command                     200A   const               
 D  length                       15P 5 const               
and then 
c                   callp     Cmd('DLTOVR FILE(qsqlsrc) LVL(*JOB)':200)

Is the CALLP the difference?

Dave Boettcher


-----Original Message-----
From: Buck [mailto:buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:00 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Starting out with sub-procedures


> Can my main program be correct and complete as far as a sub procedure is
> concerned if it has only these two lines?:
>
> D/copy protosrc,pDoCmd
> ....
> C callp (e) docmd('WRKSPLF')

Not quite.  Presuming that we're still talking about a pure /copy regime,
and not service programs.  What we need is a second /copy, for the 'pi'
part.  The reason for that is the compiler doesn't know how to sort the
D-specs.  If we mix the PR and PI specs in one /copy member, the compiler
will put the PI specs before the calculations, which is a no-no.   Here's
one way to do the full thing, based on prior posts:

=======================
QPROTOSRC, member AAAAS

 * Wrapper to process OS400 commands
D doCmd           pr
D   Command                   1000a   const varying

=======================
QRPGLESRC, member AAAAS

p doCmd           b                   export
D doCmd           pi
D   Command                   1000a   const varying

D QCmdExc         pr                  extpgm('QCMDEXC')
D                             1000a   const
D                               15p 5 const

c                   callp     qcmdexc(Command:%len(Command))

P                 e

=======================
QRPGLESRC, member AAAA

h dftactgrp(*no) actgrp('QILE')

 /copy qprotosrc,aaaas

c                   callp(e)  DoCmd('WRKSPLF')
c                   eval      *inlr=*on

 /copy qrpglesrc,aaaas

=======================
Compile AAAA and call it.  You should be able to see your spooled files!  As
interesting side-note is that the procedure DoCmd defines the procedure
QCMDEXC, so there's no need for a second PR spec in the QPROTOSRC /copy
member!  Neat, eh?
  --buck



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