Example: Running IBM i commands from IBM PASE for i

This example shows how to run CL commands in an PASE for i program.

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The following example shows how you call commands in an PASE for i program:

/* sampleCL.c
   example to demonstrate use of sampleCL to run a CL command
   Compile with a command similar to the following.
   xlc -o sampleCL -I /whatever/pase -bI:/whatever/pase/as400_libc.exp sampleCL.c
   Example program using QP2SHELL() follows.
   call qp2shell ('sampleCL' 'wrkactjob') */ 

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <as400_types.h>  /* PASE header */
#include <as400_protos.h> /* PASE header */

void main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
   int rc;

   if (argc!=2)
   {
      printf("usage: %s \"CL command\"\n", argv[0]);
      exit(1);
   }
   printf("running CL command: \"%s\"\n", argv[1]);

   /* process the CL command */
   rc = systemCL(argv[1], /* use first parameter for CL command */
                 SYSTEMCL_MSG_STDOUT 
                 SYSTEMCL_MSG_STDERR ); /* collect messages */

   printf("systemCL returned %d. \n", rc);
   if (rc != 0)
   {
      perror("systemCL");
      exit(rc);
   }
}