Re: Calling variable commands from CL

["Brian Johnson" <brian.johnson.mn@xxxxxxxxx>]

A little API called QCMDEXC should work nicely...

dcl &cmd *char 250
chgvar &cmd ( &library *tcat '/' *cat &command )
call qcmdexc ( &cmd 250 )


On 10/11/07, David Turnidge <daveturnidge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have taken the boilerplate UPS monitor program offered by IBM, modified by
> "A. Borick" and further modified by myself with ideas from TAA
> documentation.
>
> TAA has 4 exit programs, and I have modified the idea for my own purposes.
> One problem I have run into is passing parameters. I don't want to have to
> have parameters in the controlling data area. There is a program that I call
> that has a parameter that will contain "BEFORE" and "AFTER".
>
> I came up with the bright idea that I would change from "programs" to
> "commands". So I modified the line, and immediately ran into the problem
> that it couldn't find library &LIBRARY, and by extension, couldn't find the
> &COMMAND.
>
> Is there a way to call a command using a variable?
>
> If not, I spoz I'll have to split the program up and have one for before and
> another for after...
>
> TIA,
>
> Dave
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