Execute System Command (QCMDEXC)
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Summary
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Prototype for the QCMDEXC API
DQCMDEXC PR EXTPGM('QCMDEXC')
D prCmdStr 32767A CONST
D prCmdLen 15P 5 CONST
An RPG/LE fully free-form alternative (by Dave Clark):
//=============================================================================
// IBM API to Execute a System Command
//
// EXAMPLE:
// Monitor;
// VarStr = 'DLYJOB DLY(15)';
// CallP IBMAPI_ExecSysCmd(VarStr: %len(VarStr));
// On-Error *All;
// Reset ApiErrC; // trap API errors
// CallP IBMAPI_SendPgmMsg( EXCP_MSGID: 'QCPFMSG *LIBL'
// : EXCP_DATA: %len(EXCP_DATA)
// : '*ESCAPE': '*': 0: msgkey: ApiErrC );
// If (ApiErrC.BytAvail > *zero); // if an error occurred
// Return *Off; // indicate another error
// EndIf;
// EndMon;
//
// DOCUMENTATION:
// https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_72/apis/qcmdexc.htm
//=============================================================================
dcl-pr IBMAPI_ExecSysCmd extpgm('QCMDEXC');
pCmdStr char(32702) const options(*varsize);
pCmdLen packed(15:5) const;
pCmdIGC char(3) const options(*nopass);
end-pr;
