Comments on: run a ‘.bat file’ with an AS400 function key http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/run-a-bat-file-with-an-as400-function-key/ Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: superbru43 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/run-a-bat-file-with-an-as400-function-key/#comment-73884 superbru43 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:08:04 +0000 #comment-73884 Thanks for your answers guys. I managed to sort my problem. The reason I was doing this excercise was to have cash till pop open with the function key. It would seem you cannot override the F2 key so now I just need to write it to my invoice program and it will open after dunning the CL I have found and manhandled, which works.
*************** Beginning of data ********************************
PGM
DCL VAR(&URL) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(123) +
VALUE(‘”C:till.bat”‘)
DCL VAR(&STRCMD) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(123)
STRPCO PCTA(*NO)
MONMSG MSGID(IWS4010)
CHGVAR VAR(&STRCMD) VALUE(‘C:TILL.BAT’)
DMPCLPGM
STRPCCMD PCCMD(&STRCMD) PAUSE(*NO)
ENDPGM: ENDPGM
****************** End of data ***********************************
The CL pops the till neatly when called.
Thanks again

]]> By: rajgoaj http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/run-a-bat-file-with-an-as400-function-key/#comment-73879 rajgoaj Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:16:23 +0000 #comment-73879 Superbru, F2 can be used from your application only, I dont think there is a way to override the F2 key in OS400…… If it is in the application, then RUNRMTCMD, STRPCO & STRPCCMD will also help.

Somebody correct me I am wrong.

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