Re: ShellExecuteA

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

There are ways around that...

Check the archives.

Using RUNRMTCMD means you'll have to deal with user ID's and passwords
plus the fact that Windows doesn't normally allow a service (ie. the
piece accepting the remote command) to interact with a signed on
user's desktop.

Charles


On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Robert Ostrowski
<Bob.Ostrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The problem with STRPCCMD is that the command length is limited
> to 123 bytes.  Users will be drilling down through several
> directories to get to a file to open.  I will need to store the
> entire path to the file.  They also use some quite long names
> such as:
>
> W:\Southeast Region\REALLY LONG FOLDER NAME\Marketing Scheduled
> Items\Enhanced M-Wall- low profile base, plus price, & detaiBIll's
> sample sell sheet with my translation.pdf
>
> Well over the 123 byte limit.
>
> These directory paths will be stored in a physical file.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 9:20 AM
> To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
> Subject: Re: ShellExecuteA
>
> > From a 5250 session...
>
> STRPCO
> STRPCCMD PCCMD('rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler c:\myfile.pdf')
> PAUSE(*NO)
>
>
> The STRPCO is only needed once per 5250 session...
>
> Check the archives for more info...
>
> HTH,
> Charles
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Robert Ostrowski
> <Bob.Ostrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Is there an equivalent of ShellExecuteA that can be run from an RPGIV
> > program to
> > open a file on the user's PC?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob Ostrowski | Senior Programmer/Analyst
> > TRAINOR GLASS COMPANY | National - IT
> > 11901 S. Austin Ave. | Alsip, IL 60803
> > T 708.293.4218 | F 708.293.6218 | C 708.560.5813
> > bob.ostrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bob.ostrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > | www.trainorglass.com <http://www.trainorglass.com>
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