Re: recreate a PCML file from an object after compile

Rick:

What version / release of OS/400 or IBM i are you doing this on? And what version / release is on your customers' machines?

As of V6R1 and above, you can specify:

PGMINFO(*PCML *MODULE)

and the compiler will store the PCML in the *MODULE, which will then be bound into the *PGM or *SRVPGM that you send to your customer's system. The QBNRPII API can be used to retrieve this stored information into a stream file on any system where the *PGM or *SRVPGM resides.

See http://archive.midrange.com/java400-l/201103/msg00097.html

At the end of this post, Barbara Morris provides a link to sample code for a DSPPCML command and its CPP.

Or, search for "Display PCML" and "Barbara Morris" and you should find several links.

HTH,

Mark S. Waterbury

> On 8/27/2013 3:36 PM, rick baird wrote:

hey all, quick question.

Is there a way to re-create a PCML file after the compile?

When we distribute a program, it could be put in any number of libraries on
a customer's box, and we don't really have a good means of distributing IFS
files to install on a client box.

The PCML generated at compile time might have this:

<program name="WS119" path="/QSYS.LIB/MYLIB.LIB/WS119.PGM">

but when installed on the client box, the program really could be in
THEIRLIB or ANOTHERLIB.

I could write a program to read and update the stream file after install,
but I'd rather just regenerate the PCML using the PGMINFO in the object.

suggestions?