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FWIW, we pass packed parametes from CL to RPG all the time, even with SBMJOB
CMD(). I'm making a wild guess here, but if the OP is trying to "hard-code"
the packed decimal parameter in a SBMJOB command, the solution is:

DCL &PARM1 *DEC (2 0) VALUE(01) /* or whatever */

SBMJOB CMD(CALL PGM(MYPGM) PARM(&PARM1)

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 10:28 AM, sjl <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Rob Berendt wrote:
Rule number 1:
Never use SBMJOB CMD(CALL MYPROGRAM) if the call has parameters.
Never.

Rob -

I don't disagree with using commands as a front-end for submitted jobs, but
I'm going to have to disagree with this statement. It's just flat wrong,
and
in my opinion the lazy way out.

The addition of the CMD() parm to the SBMJOB command was incredibly useful,
and it eliminated the need to string together the program call and all of
the parms into a variable for use in the RQSDTA parm.

You just have to know how to pass and receive variables from/to jobs that
cross subsystem boundaries.

I'd also suggest that most vendor packages use SBMJOB CMD(CALL MYPROGRAM)
extensively, so regardless of whether you use it or not in your own custom
programs, you'll have to know the rules for parameter passing when
modifying
vendor-supplied code.

And that's all I have to say about this topic.

- sjl





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