Re: Fooling around with VRPG

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I tried it and it wouldn't build.  (Apparently in Windows World they 
build, not compile.) 

Something is missing in our communications.  I'd offer more help, but I 
am pretty sure I am missing something.

DLee@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> Booth;
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> Yes, it compiled
> I was only trying to experience a sample program provided by the vrpg 
> reference manual. 
> It appeared to be simple enough to get my feet wet, I guess not.
> I didn't expect to get a message I don't understand, (iSeries Messages are 
> usually understandable) and I still don't understand why I got it.
> I'll take your advice and add a componen for the parm, I was just trying 
> to keep it simple.
>
> Thanks for looking.
>
> Darrell Lee
> Information Technology
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> This compiled ok? 
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> But aside from that, it isn't clear to me what you are trying to do with 
> VRPG here?  There are no visual parts defined, no way to start this 
> project, no way to end it.  Parms as we know them don't really work 
> here.  What I would envision for this project is a canvas with a Windows 
> part on it, perhaps an Edit part. You could add a Exit pushbutton to the 
> canvas, too.  Then, in the Edit part you would type/paste in the data 
> you wanted to edit(xlate) and write the converted data back out, or 
> write it to to a System i file.
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> Some of the free & included demos give a better feel for what to look 
> for and expect?
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> DLee@xxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > Booth;
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> > Yes, it builds fine.  Here is the pgm called MyPgm, which passes an 
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> input 
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> > parm, which I specified in Project/command line parameters option.
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> > Is there somewhere 
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> >     H
> >      H EXE
> >      H*NOMAIN
> >       * Sample standalone VARPG program
> >       *
> >       * Prototype for the main procedure
> >
> >      D MyPgm           PR
> >      D                               64A   Value
> >       *
> >       * Procedure definition for MYPGM
> >      PMyPgm            B
> >       *
> >      D MyPgm           PI
> >      D  InString                     64A   Value
> >       *
> >      D OutString       S             64A
> >  *
> >      D LC              C                   'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
> >      D UC              C                   'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
> >       *
> >       * Translate input parameter to uppercase and display it
> >      C     lc:uc         Xlate     InString      OutString
> >      C     OutString     Dsply                   I                 1
> >       *
> >      PMyPgm            E
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> > <Does it build ok?  No halts?  Which demo program are you working with?>
> >
> > Darrell Lee
> > Information Technology
> > Extension 7127
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