RE: Suggestion: File to use when compile

["Lim Hock-Chai" <Lim.Hock-Chai@xxxxxxxx>]

It sound a bit scary if the compiler is change to possibly execute any command 
in a RPG source.  I would think twice when trying to compile a third party 
software or something that I downloaded from the web.

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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:42 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Suggestion: File to use when compile




Maybe you should take it one step further and make it something that can
execute *ANY* CL command.

/PRECMD: OVRDBF FILE(CUSTMAS) TOFILE(FOO)
/PRECMD: SNDMSG MSG('SOMEONE RECOMPILED THE TAX CALC PGM!') TOUSR(SCOTT)

/POSTCMD: DLTOVR FILE(CUSTMAS)

Seems like it should be relatively simple for the RPG people to have the
compiler call QCMDEXC (or system() or QCAPCMD, whatever) before compiling
the program -- and this would give you a lot of flexibility.

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