Re: UNIXCMD & unexplained stdout messages -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: UNIXCMD & unexplained stdout messages
From: Jack Woehr <jwoehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:13:24 -0700
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On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 8:51 AM Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Here are the stdout values that are returned by reading UNIXCMD:
rm: 001-2103 Error found getting information for file or directory
qsh: 001-0019 Error found searching for command FontBold.
qsh: 001-0019 Error found searching for command FontBold.

It's the FontBold messages that confuse me the most.

Justin, it probably resolves to quotes.

*Error found searching for command FontBold* strongly suggests some text is
being interpreted as a command.

You should carefully work out (or do little experiments) to see how your
variables are being expanded into the command strings you are passing.

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