RE: FORCE Uppercase parameters in a command

[michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Since the string has a space in it, the command prompter is putting it
in quotes to pass it as it is...I think.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: FORCE Uppercase parameters in a command
> From: "Peter Vidal" <Peter_Vidal@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, January 13, 2005 2:28 pm
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> " Are you sure there aren't two versions of the command floating around?"
> 
> No, there is just one.  Let me explain what I am doing:
> 
> I have this on the command:
> 
> PARM       KWD(TASK) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) MIN(1) + 
>              CHOICE('Task Id, *ALL') PROMPT('Task ID + 
>              or *ALL') 
> PARM       KWD(SUBTASK) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) MIN(1) + 
>              CHOICE('SubTask Id, *ALL') + 
>              PROMPT('SubTask ID or *ALL') 
> 
> I call the command and enter the following values:
> 
> Task ID or *ALL  . . . . . . . .   am6 sec       Task Id, *ALL 
> SubTask ID or *ALL . . . . . . .   07            SubTask Id, *ALL 
> 
> But on the CLLE I have appears as:
> 
>     10   START:      PGM        PARM(&TASK &SUBTASK) 
>     11 
>     12               DCL        VAR(&TASK) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) 
>     13               DCL        VAR(&SUBTASK) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
>     14 
>     15               DLTF       FILE(QTEMP/MAPSECBLD) 
>  
> Debug . . . 
>  
> F3=End program   F6=Add/Clear breakpoint   F10=Step   F11=Display
> F12=Resume       F17=Watch variable   F18=Work with watch   F24=M
> &TASK = 'am6 sec   ' 
> 
> It should be 'AM6 SEC    ' instead but is not happening... 
> 
> :o(
> 
> Peter Vidal
> PALL CORPORATION
> SR Programmer Analyst / IT Development Group
> 10540 Ridge Rd., Ste 203, New Port Richey, FL 34654-5111
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> 
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