Re: Ok here is a challenge

[Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wonder if he has in mind specifying a list of allowed values in the 
command source itself.  Up to 300 can be specified and I believe they 
will all show up with an F4 prompt for the parameter.

Doug Palme wrote:
> At our next meeting there is supposed to be a discussion about this and I
> will post a follow up on the suggestions and hopefully at the time he will
> give us his solution.
>
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:23 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: Ok here is a challenge
>
> The other option may be to only have the command executed from within a 
> HLL program (like RPGLE) that calls the QCAPCMD api.  QCAPCMD is like 
> QCMDCHK, QCMDEXC, system() and a host of others - all on steroids.  Check 
> it out.  We use it for a program that verifies a command to be stored in a 
> file for use by a menu system, and, also a file of commands to execute at 
> strategic points in our backup like:
> - What commands would you like to execute after we quiesced all 
> applications, performed the backups and prior to opening up the 
> applications again?
> - What commands would you like to execute after we quiesced all 
> applications, performed the backups and after opening up the applications 
> again?
>
>
> Rob Berendt