Re: CALLPRC/tmpname/Null Filename

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This API returns a pointer, not a character field...

Would recommend doing this in RPG where it's simpler, but if you need to 
do it in CL, I could whip up an example...


On 6/8/2015 12:15 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
> So my code looks like this:
>
> PGM        PARM(&FILENAME)
>
> DCLPRCOPT  DFTACTGRP(*NO) ACTGRP(*CALLER) BNDDIR(QC2LE)
> DCL        VAR(&FILENAME) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(40)
>
> CALLPRC    PRC('_C_IFS_tmpnam') PARM((*OMIT *BYVAL)) +
>               RTNVAL(&FILENAME)
>
> ENDPGM
>
> Seems pretty straightforward, but it's returning NULL (all hex zeroes
> anyway).
>
> Anyone see a problem?
>
> Thanks!