Re: Overlaying program Parmeters

[Buck <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm attempting to reconstruct the contents of several posts in order to 
draw some conclusions from them in aggregate.  If this is incorrect, 
please post the proper fragments in one go.

PGM        (&usr &tnbr &pro &bol &po &emsg &rcnt +
            &lst1 &lst2 &lst3 &lst4)

DCL        &usr *CHAR 10
DCL        &tnbr *CHAR 7
DCL        &pro *CHAR 8
DCL        &bol *CHAR 11
DCL        &po  *CHAR 12
DCL        &emsg *CHAR 80
DCL        &rcnt *CHAR 3
DCL        &lst1 *CHAR 30000
DCL        &lst2 *CHAR 30000
DCL        &lst3 *CHAR 30000
DCL        &lst4 *CHAR 30000

CALL INROLLXML (&usr &tnbr &pro &bol &po &emsg
&rcnt &lst1 &lst2 &lst3 &lst4)

C     *Entry        Plist
C                   Parm                    @@USR            10
C                   Parm                    @@TNBR            7
C                   Parm                    @@PRO             8
C                   Parm                    @@BOL            11
C                   Parm                    @@PO             12
C                   Parm                    @@EMSG           80
C                   Parm                    @@RCNT            3
C                   Parm                    @@LST1        30000
C                   Parm                    @@LST2        30000
C                   Parm                    @@LST3        30000
C                   Parm                    @@LST4        30000

If this is correct, read Scott's post again, and look at the FAQ entry 
'Garbage in parameters.'  They both explain what the problem is.   You 
must fill the storage for all the variables in the CL when you call it 
from the command line.  That means you need to have a quote, 80 
characters/blanks and a quote for &EMSG.  You need a quote, 30000 
characters/blanks and a quote for &LST1 and so on.  If you do something 
like

call mytestcl ('user' '1234567' '12345678' '12345678901' '123456789012' 
'msg is shorter than 80' '123' 'short1' 'short2' 'short3' 'short4')

then you will have the problems you describe.  That's because there's a 
mis-match between the command line and your CL program.  Not between the 
CL and the RPG.

  --buck