RE: Opening File with STRPCCMD

["Robert Ostrowski" <Bob.Ostrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Correct me if I'm wrong here.  Being that an environment variable
is being used here, couldn't I concatenate a 800 character
path into the command building it once and calling the program?

Like this?

The path being passed to the program:

W:\Southeast Region\Dallas\System Design and Mockup Review\Another really long folder name\Another really long folder name\Then there is an extra extremely long folder name after that one\Then a long file name.pdf

PGM PARM(&PATH)

DCL PATH *CHAR LEN(800)


STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO SET MYDOC=' *TCAT &PATH *TCAT '>' *BCAT 'C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO start %MYDOC%>> C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
STRPCCMD PCCMD('C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')

ENDPGM






Bob Ostrowski | Senior Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 2:54 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Opening File with STRPCCMD

Looks like you're missing the redirection symbols, or '>' '>>'

take another look at the example I pointed you too


STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO SET MYDOC=c:\documents and settings>
C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO SET MYDOC=%MYDOC%\alexander.acctdom\my documents>>
C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO SET MYDOC=%MYDOC%\weekly\credit memos\acme inc>>
C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO SET MYDOC=%MYDOC%\memo84612.doc>>
C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO start %MYDOC%>> C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
STRPCCMD PCCMD('C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')


ECHO start %MYDOC%

simply echo's the contents of the %MYDOC% environment variable to the screen

> > C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT

redirects the echo to a file, in append mode.  Note: '>' is replace.

HTH,
Charles


On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Robert Ostrowski
<Bob.Ostrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I get the error message in a DOS box "The system cannot find the path
> specified"
> When trying to open a file with STRPCCMD.  Using the example from the
> archives,
> My code looks like the following below.  Did I remove something I
> shouldn't have?
>
>   PGM
> */
>
>
>   DCL  VAR(&CMD)   TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(300)
>
>   DCL  VAR(&PATH1)  TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(100)
>   DCL  VAR(&PATH2)  TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(100)
>
>
> /*
> */
>   CHGVAR     VAR(&CMD) VALUE('rundll32.exe +
>             url.dll,FileProtocolHandler ' *TCAT ' ')
>
>   CHGVAR     VAR(&PATH1) VALUE('C:\AR_REGISTER.XLS')
>   CHGVAR     VAR(&PATH2) VALUE('    ')
>
>   STRPCO     PCTA(*NO)
>   MONMSG     MSGID(IWS4010)
>
>
>   STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO SET MYDOC=' *TCAT &CMD +
>                *BCAT 'C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
>
>  STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO SET MYDOC=%MYDOC%' *TCAT &PATH1 *BCAT +
>                'C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
>
>
> /* &PATH2 */
>   IF COND(&PATH2 *NE '    ') THEN(DO)
>   STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO SET MYDOC=%MYDOC%' *TCAT &PATH2 *BCAT +
>                'C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
>   ENDDO
>
>
> STRPCCMD PCCMD('cmd /c ECHO start %MYDOC% C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
> STRPCCMD PCCMD('C:\DATA\MYFILE.BAT')
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ENDPGM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Bob Ostrowski | Senior Programmer/Analyst
> TRAINOR GLASS COMPANY | National - IT
> 11901 S. Austin Ave. | Alsip, IL 60803
> T 708.293.4218 | F 708.293.6218 | C 708.560.5813
> bob.ostrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bob.ostrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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