OVRDBF without any parameters specified
Can we specify an overide statement without actually specifying any parameters to be overridden. In one of the exisiting codes (in a CL)I saw a line as follows: OVRDBF             File(ZFT00981)     ToFile(ZFT00981) No parameters were specified. The file name is exactly same. The program is being used since ages. Hence I know this will not result [...]

Answer Question   |  May 30, 2011  9:54 AM
AS/400, AS/400 Parameters, CL, CL Parameters, iSeries, OVRDBF

Variable number of parms in CL
I know I have check in RPG for a variable number of inputted parms. Can I do that in CL also?

Answer Question   |  March 11, 2011  8:37 PM
AS/400, CL Parameters, CL Program, V5R4

CL Command definition parameter with Mixed valid values
Hello, I want to create a command with a parameter same as Stream file code page in CPYTOSTMF. It shoud allow only 1 – 32657, *STMF, *PCASCII, *STDASCII. Can someone explain how could I declare parameter to have this ? Thanks Sim

Answer Question   |  November 1, 2010  4:09 AM
AS/400, CL, CL Commands, CL Parameters, CPYTOSTMF, Stream files

OPM COBOL Calling ILE Program – Passing Parameters
I have created two modules. One with the CRTCBLMOD. This is *MODULE type named TESTCBLLE. The other one, using the CRTCMOD, I created *MODULE type named TESTCILE. Then I used the CRTPGM to create the single program TESTING with the *PGM type and the attribute *CBLLE. When I did the CRTPGM command, the first entry [...]

Answer Question   |  October 14, 2010  3:27 PM
CL Parameters, COBOL, COBOL ILE, ILE Program

Calling C ILE Program from COBOL 400 ILE Program
[html xmlns=""> I need help in figuring out how to call a C ILE program from a COBOL 400 ILE program. In my example I would like to pass three parameters from the COBOL program (num1, num2, total) to the C program. In the COBOL program I will hardcode the numbers as, say, 9 for [...]

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2010  2:22 AM
CL Parameters, COBOL, COBOL ILE, COBOL/400, ILE Program

CL Parameter Problem
Hello All, I have a Net.Data macro that calls a CL program to do some processing. We have two iSeries: Dev and Prod Using the same code on Dev as is on Prod, the production CL program is getting the parameter values a different way. When you put the programs into debug, Here’s what one [...]

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2010  3:54 PM
AS/400, AS400 Hex Invalid data, CL Parameters, iSeries, net.data

When I call CL by 3 parm. (‘ ‘) change to (‘)
When I call CL by use 3 parm like this command = CALL PGM(CTLMNUCUP) PARM(‘MENUA’ ’1′ ‘CALL PGMA (”)’) In pgm it show Parm3 = ‘CALL PGMA (‘) What the method I can solve? thk u.

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  6:59 AM
CL, CL Parameters, CL/400

CL AND RPGLE
can i call an rpgle prog from a cl by passing parameters from cl. Also how do i debug these two sources which are of different types.I am not able to use strisdb to link the modules.

Answer Question   |  January 4, 2009  1:13 PM
Calling an RPGLE program from CL, CL, CL Parameters, RPG, RPGLE, RPGLE Program