Re: Command programming

["Mark Allen" <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey guys I actually mentioned this and showed an example to my wifes CL
class tonight (I ALWAYS get to do the class on creating commands).

PERFECT TIMING as usual.

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Peter Dow (ML) <maillist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Same here.  Kind of like "Doctor, it hurts when I slap myself.", "Don't
> slap yourself".  Which is why programmers generally aren't very good
> testers -- we know what NOT to do.
>
> vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Peter
> >
> > True, but it still lets a user type decimal points - the good thing is,
> it does not matter, because the number passed in does not have the decimals
> - it is still only a *DEC (3 0)
> > I'd never tried putting decimal points into a number I knew was going to
> be an integer - interesting!
> > Vern
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: "Peter Dow (ML)" <maillist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > > Hi Dan,
> > >
> > > 1) For v5r2 try chapter 9 of
> > > http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/books/c4157215.pdf
> > >
> > > 2) PARM KWD(TEST) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(3 0) RANGE(001 999) should
> > > do what you want.
> > >
> > > *Peter Dow* /
> > > Dow Software Services, Inc.
> > > 909 793-9050
> > > pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx /
> > >
> > > Dan wrote:
> > >
> > > > Question 1: I am trying to find the IBM reference manual for command
> > > > programming on InfoCenter (V5R3). I didn't find the PDF for it, so I
> > > > searched for "choice program" see if that would point me to it. The
> search
> > > > takes me to the "Qualifier Definition (QUAL)" page, but this isn't what
> I'm
> > > > looking for, and I was hoping that I'd get a link that would take me to
> the
> > > > table of contents for the manual but I am unable to navigate to it.
> > > > Frustrating!
> > > >
> > > > Since I can't figure out Question 1:
> > > > Question 2: I want to define a parameter on a command as a 3-digit
> integer,
> > > > with a range of 001 - 999. If I define it as TYPE(*DEC), the definition
> > > > allows non-integer decimals (i.e., 9.123, 147.9, etc.). I tried the
> integer
> > > > types *INT2/4 & *UINT2/4, but those don't play nice with the LENgth
> value of
> > > > 3. I would like to avoid having to write a command validation program.
> > > > Ideas?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > > Dan
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