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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Languages - CL (Control Language)
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 28, 2018

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Allow expressions in CL CALL and CALLPRC commands

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Allow expressions to be used in the PARM parameter of the CALL and CALLPRC commands. This would eliminate the need to declare single-use variables to serve as parameters.


Use Case:

Instead of this:

dcl &Limit *char (9)
dcl &CODate *char (6)

dcl &XLimit *dec (7 2)
dcl &CDate *char (7 )
dcl &XDate *dec (8 0)

chgvar &XLimit &Limit
chgvar &CDate ('20' *cat %sst(&CODate 5 2) *cat %sst(&CODate 1 4))
chgvar &XDate %dec(&CDate 7 0)

call SomePgm parm(&XLimit &XDate)

we could do this:

call SomePgm parm(%dec(&Limit 7 2) %dec('20' *cat %sst(&CODate 5 2) *cat %sst(&CODate 1 4) 7 0) )

There would be no need for the &XLimit, &CDate an d &XDate variables.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 12, 2022
    Delivered for IBM i 7.5
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 6, 2020

    Working on this right now.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 12, 2018

    IBM agrees with the request and a solution appears to be desirable and feasible. IBM intends to provide a solution. However, IBM's plans may change and no commitment is made that a solution will be provided.

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