Re: CL type conversion error

[Tom Liotta <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John McKee wrote:

> What I neglected to add to my stripped down program was this:
>
>                 ADDENVVAR  ENVVAR(QIBM_QSH_CMD_ESCAPE_MSG) VALUE(Y) +
>                          REPLACE(*YES)
>
> The above tells QSH to send *ESC instead of *COMP, making it something 
> that can
> be monitored.
>
> My test program now correctly includes the non-zero return code for an 
> invalid
> command.  Interesting that I use the MONMSG to catch a QSH0005 when sent 
> as an
> *ESC message and needed to add logic to receive it when it was sent as a 
> *COMP
> message.  When I use a valid command, QSH0005 is still sent as *COMP.
>
> I think I finally have it now.  Tomorrow is another day.

John:

Now that you have it...

I'd recommend that you not use STRQSH in the first place in a 
compiled CL program. Especially if at V5R4, use ILE CL and the 
QzshSystem() API:

http://tinyurl.com/davgwf  or
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/index.jsp?topic=/rzahz/qzshsyst.htm

I've been _very_ pleased with results in coding I've done with it. 
Very easy to get started with.

Tom Liotta