RE: CHGOBJAUD of *CMD never gets logged; who did CHGWTR

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> No, VCP was for stuff outside the simple, but nice, checking available
> within a command.   For example, basic command source allows you to
> check
> for values like Y and N, and even convert y to Y and so on.  But if you
> want to check for values in a table you'd need a VCP.  IBM uses a VCP
> and
> a prompt program to verify the name of the Domino server you want to
> start
> via STRDOMSVR.

One of the things being overlooked here is the timing of the validity check.
With the scenario that the CPP does the validity checking (which in itself
*is* a very good idea), the result of an error is an escape message AFTER
the command has been entered.

In an interactive session, if a VCP detects an error, it issues a *DIAG
CPF0002 message, causing the command screen to be redisplayed, along with
the error, allowing for user correction "seamlessly."  THIS, I think, is the
primary reason for having a VCP in the first place.

Dennis Lovelady
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