Re: 1 of 10 Is it possible to create a command that will present different options based on the value entered initially?

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

BTW In regard to placing a question mark in a CL program, I specify a CLLE
type for the command processing program. Then I use CRTCLMOD and CRTPGM.

PDM option 14 won't compile the code in and of itself.


On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 10:05 AM Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> One idea that I like is to use a question mark ? within a command
> processing program to prompt for a 2nd command (conditionally, perhaps):
>
>             PGM        PARM(&OBJ)
>
>             DCL        VAR(&OBJ)     TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
>
>             ?          DSPOBJD OBJ(&OBJ) OBJTYPE(*FILE)
>
> PGMEND:     ENDPGM
>
> At any rate, you can link multiple commands and command processing
> programs this way to simplify input and offer various options that are
> based on previous input.