Re: Calling RPGILE program from C

Not being funny Tony - but if you are calling an RPG program to do the work then why bother with the C at all?


Jon Paris

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On Oct 28, 2014, at 4:02 PM, Tony Cate <[email protected]> wrote:

> First the code:
> 
> *#include <stdio.h>*
> *#include <string.h>*
> 
> *#include <decimal.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> 
> typedef void RGTRIGCNTL(char[80], decimal(10,0));
> 
> #pragma linkage(RGTRIGCNTL,fetchable)
> 
> int main(int argc, char *argv[])
> {
>    char                *triggerInfo;
>    decimal (10,0)      triggerLen;
> 
>    triggerInfo = argv[1];
>    triggerLen = argv[2];
> 
>    RGTRIGCNTL(triggerInfo, &triggerLen);
> }*
> 
> *What's going on: trying to write a small C program to attach to file triggers.*
> 
> Problems:
> 
> pragma linkage won't allow 'OS' for a parameter. Everything I've read
> indicates that's what I want. The only "ID' compiler didn't barf on is
> 'fetchable', which is why its there.
> 
> It compiles, but nothing happens when I try to step into RGTRIGCNTL.
> 
> The Dev box is V5R4 (long story).
> 
> The questions:
> 
> Why can't I use 'OS' in linkage? Why isn't my program getting called?
> 
> The last time I wrote a C program was in college, a looong time ago.
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