Re: Build PLIST at runtime

["Carel Teijgeler" <coteijgeler@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dean,

you pass a pointer field to a packed field: data type mismatch.

I would use a datastructure or one single field, each parameter seperated by a 
space or a specified seperator (semi-colon), numerics will be placed as 
character strings using %editc.

The receiving programme would parse the different elements.

Of course both programmes should "know" how many parameters to pass and receive.

Just my 2 euro cents.

Regards,
Carel Teijgeler

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On 9-7-04 at 11:26 dclowe@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Hi,  I don't know if this can be done or not but I'm going to have a crack at 
>it.
>
>I'm trying to create a program that calls other programs based on the 
>program name and parameters that are determined at runtime.  My first 
>attempt has not been too successful, I have two RPG programs: CALLER and 
>CALLEE.  Here is the source:

>I would have expected that the INQTY field in CALLEE would have been 
>populated with the value 100 which I assigned to it in the CALLER program. 
> The program runs and bombs in CALLEE with decimal data error.  Now, why 
>am I trying to do this?  Well I want to call my lookup programs in a 
>generic fashion from a single program but I don't want to have a huge 
>select statement saying when the program is CALLEE use this Plist and so 
>on,  I want to pass in the name of the program and what it's parameter 
>types and values are and call the program.  (I will also want to retreive 
>the program's updated variables when I get back to CALLER).
>
>Does this make sense, do you think it can even be done?  TIA for your help.