RE: Ok here is a challenge

Hi Doug 

I think your guru friend means that the validation is done during the
submission of the command - ie the user cannot submit the command until
it's been successfully validated.  However, as others have mentioned,
you would need to write a Validity checking program, and specify it as
an option when creating the command.

Regards,
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Palme
Sent: 07 March 2007 15:17
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Ok here is a challenge

No additional program, he is saying that it can be done in its entirety
from
within the command itself.


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Coyle, Stephen F.
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:14 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Ok here is a challenge

Are you referring to a prompt override program?

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Palme
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:07 AM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Ok here is a challenge

I suppose I did a poor job in posting this, my apologies.


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Alan Shore
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:05 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Ok here is a challenge

Doug - my question to you would be
Why not ask this RPG programmer how he does it.
Now I'm interested how this is done.
Post his response

Thanks in advance



Alan Shore

NBTY, Inc
(631) 244-2000 ext. 5019
AShore@xxxxxxxx

rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 03/07/2007 09:58:05 AM:

I am aware of that, but he specifically said that is not what he is
referring to, he is saying that it can all be done from within the

command

itself and not require another program.


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx

[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Behalf Of Gary_Jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:57 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Ok here is a challenge

Doug,

Check out the VLDCKR (validity checking program) parm on the CRTCMD
command. This allows you to specify further validation programs before

the

main control program is called. More information can be found in the

CL

Programming guide. SC41-5721

Gary Jones

Latham International
787 Watervliet-Shaker Rd.
Latham, NY 12110
gary_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(518) 951-1037



"Douglas Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
03/07/2007 09:48 AM
Please respond to
RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


To
"'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc

Subject
Ok here is a challenge






I received this from one of our RPG gurus and I thought I would

present
it

to the midrange group and see what ya'll thought:



There is a way to completely control the input from a command and

validate

it before the program is actually called. There is also a way to

present

the
actual valid parameters without hard-coding anything. As an example

you

could have a command that takes a division number and if you do not

enter

a
division that exists in the DIVISION file it will not accept the

value.

This
is true for anything you want to validate, a date, time, printer,
username,
etc. Most programmer shy away from writing powerful commands as they

do

not
understand them.





Anyone?

************************************************************************
****

This transmission may contain information that is privileged,
Confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that
any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information
contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY
PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please
immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its
entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you.

************************************************************************
****

--
This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing

list

To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l
or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.



--
This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing

list

To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l
or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.

************************************************************************
****

This transmission may contain information that is privileged,
Confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that
any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information
contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY
PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please
immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its
entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you.

************************************************************************
****

--
This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing

list

To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l
or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.