Re: How do I pass a packed numeric valid into a called RPG program? -- RPG400-L

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On 11/19/2024 5:22 PM, Richard Schoen wrote:

Interesting. When did the type thing come in to play ?

7.4

I always felt that CL enhancements didn't get enough 'press'.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=language-whats-new-i-74

7.3 was quiet, but 7.2 had some string handling enhancements: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.2?topic=language-whats-new-i-72

I don't recall when it was added, but CALLSUBR and friends make CL programming fun again.
--buck

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message: 4
date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:19:10 -0500
from: Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: How do I pass a packed numeric valid into a called RPG
program?

On 11/19/2024 3:50 PM, James H. H. Lampert via RPG400-L wrote:

On 11/19/24 12:49 PM,
dfreinkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

I have seen it done but never used it. How would I call a RPG program
passing packed numerics from the command line?

I'm not *absolutely* certain of this, but I *think* you have to create
a *CMD object that will pass your parameter as packed.

Far and away, this is the easiest!!!

Nowadays, if I'm in a pinch, all I need to do is CALL PGM(mypgmn)
PARM((60609 (*DEC 5 0)))

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