RE: Indicator set on call to qcmdexec

It depends on which column the result indicator is in.

If the indicator in column 76 is on, then the called program is at LR. If column 74, then the call program failed for some reason.

If I remember this right...it will only tell you if the API call was successful, not whether or not the command being executed was successful. So I don't think a failing ALCOBJ command run by the QCMDEXC API will result in the indicator being set to an error condition. This is because the API did not fail...the command it was passed failed. Two different events. The API can successfully manage the error and return to the caller with a positive, "I did my task" indicator even though the ALCOBJ command itself failed.

Steve Needles


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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John McKee
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:40 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Indicator set on call to qcmdexec

This code appears to work. Except when I try to use it. Too long a story.

This is an RPG III program.

CALL 'QCMDEXC' 60
PARM CL,1
PARM XXCLEN

The first parm is an ALCOBJ command. As far as I know, this code works great, and has for many years. This is vendor code.

Simple question (I think): Is 60 getting turned on if the ALCOBJ command fails? Command attempts to set an *EXCL lock.

John McKee
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