RE: external program call from a subprocedure in /free

["PhillipBrewer" <PhillipBrewer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You need to use ExtPgm on the prototype definition :

D AA47R001        PR                     ExtPgm('AA47R001')



> -----Original Message-----
> From: fkany@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fkany@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 6:47 PM
> To: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: external program call from a subprocedure in /free
> 
> 
> 
> I'm trying to call an external program from a subprocedure using /FREE.
> The program I want to call the external program is having trouble
> compiling.  I'm pretty sure I have it coded wrong since I've never done
> anything like this before.  Can anyone send me an example of how the code
> is supposed to look or what is needed to call an external program with a
> parm.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Frank
> 
> Here's a snippet of what I have so far:
> 
> D AA47R001        PR
> 
> P PROCEDURE1      B
> /FREE
> 
> CALLP AA47R001(P1USER);
> 
> /END-FREE
> P PROCEDURE1      E
> 
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