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For more information on this API, visit [https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_72/apis/qcmdexc.htm Execute Command (QCMDEXC) API] (right-click to open link in a new tab).
 
For more information on this API, visit [https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_72/apis/qcmdexc.htm Execute Command (QCMDEXC) API] (right-click to open link in a new tab).
  
== Prototype for the QCDRCMDI API ==
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== Prototype for the QCMDEXC API ==
 
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DQCMDEXC          PR                  EXTPGM('QCMDEXC')             
 
DQCMDEXC          PR                  EXTPGM('QCMDEXC')             
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An RPG/LE free-form alternative:
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An RPG/LE fully free-form alternative (by [[User:DaveLClarkI|Dave Clark]]):
 
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      *========================================================================*
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//=============================================================================
      * IBM API to Execute a System Command
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// IBM API to Execute a System Command
      *
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//
      * EXAMPLE:
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// EXAMPLE:
      * Monitor;
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// Monitor;
      *   VarStr = 'DLYJOB DLY(15)';
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//   VarStr = 'DLYJOB DLY(15)';
      *   CallP IBMAPI_ExecSysCmd(VarStr: %len(VarStr));
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//   CallP IBMAPI_ExecSysCmd(VarStr: %len(VarStr));
      * On-Error *All;
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// On-Error *All;
      *   Reset ApiErrC;                // trap API errors
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//   Reset ApiErrC;                // trap API errors
      *   CallP IBMAPI_SendPgmMsg( EXCP_MSGID: 'QCPFMSG  *LIBL'
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//   CallP IBMAPI_SendPgmMsg( EXCP_MSGID: 'QCPFMSG  *LIBL'
      *                         : EXCP_DATA: %len(EXCP_DATA)
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//                         : EXCP_DATA: %len(EXCP_DATA)
      *                         : '*ESCAPE': '*': 0: msgkey: ApiErrC );
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//                         : '*ESCAPE': '*': 0: msgkey: ApiErrC );
      *   If (ApiErrC.BytAvail > *zero); // if an error occurred
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//   If (ApiErrC.BytAvail > *zero); // if an error occurred
      *     Return *Off;                // indicate another error
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//     Return *Off;                // indicate another error
      *   EndIf;
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//   EndIf;
      * EndMon;
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// EndMon;
      *
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//
      * DOCUMENTATION:
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// DOCUMENTATION:
      * http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/apis/qcmdexc.htm
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// https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_72/apis/qcmdexc.htm
      *========================================================================*
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//=============================================================================
      dcl-pr IBMAPI_ExecSysCmd ExtPgm('QCMDEXC');
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dcl-pr IBMAPI_ExecSysCmd extpgm('QCMDEXC');
        pCmdStr             Char(32702)  Const Options(*Varsize);
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  pCmdStr               char(32702)  const  options(*varsize);
        pCmdLen             Packed(15:5) Const;
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  pCmdLen               packed(15:5) const;
        pCmdIGC             Char(3)      Const Options(*Nopass);
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  pCmdIGC               char(3)      const  options(*nopass);
      end-pr;
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end-pr;
 
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== References ==
 
== References ==
* [[ApiErrC — API Error Code]]
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* [[API Error Code Structure (ApiErrC)]]
* [[QMHSNDPM — Send Program Message]]
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* [[Send Program Message (QMHSNDPM)|IBMAPI_SendPgmMsg]] API

Latest revision as of 16:50, 17 December 2018

Summary

For more information on this API, visit Execute Command (QCMDEXC) API (right-click to open link in a new tab).

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;

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