Imagine you've just compiled a program through PDM (it happens). Now you need to test it in a batch environment. This replaces keying the SBMJOB command with a PDM option and also works from the command line as SBMPGM.
PDM options file : Option = 'SB' (or whatever) Command = SBMPGM PROGRAM(*LIBL/&N) PROMPT(*YES)
COMMAND Source:
CMD PROMPT('Submit a pgm')
PARM KWD(PROGRAM) TYPE(PGMD) PROMPT('Program name')
PARM KWD(PROMPT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4) RSTD(*YES) +
DFT(*NO) VALUES(*NO *YES) MIN(0) +
CHOICE('Prompt for additional parms?')
PGMD: QUAL TYPE(*NAME)
QUAL TYPE(*NAME) DFT(*LIBL) SPCVAL((*LIBL)) +
PROMPT('Library name')
CL PROGRAM source (some leading blanks removed)
PGM PARM(&PGM.LIB &PROMPT)
DCL VAR(&PGM.LIB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(20)
DCL VAR(&PGM) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
DCL VAR(&LIB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
DCL VAR(&JOBNAME) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
DCL VAR(&PROMPT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4)
DCL VAR(&PROMPTSTR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(300)
DCL VAR(&PROMPTLNG) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(15 5) VALUE(300)
DCL VAR(&MSGKEY) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4)
DCL VAR(&MSGTYPES) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) +
VALUE('*COMP')
DCL VAR(&TYPECOUNT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4) +
VALUE(X'00000001')
DCL VAR(&STACKENTRY) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) VALUE('*')
DCL VAR(&STACKCOUNT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4) +
VALUE(X'00000001')
DCL VAR(&ERRORDS) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(4) +
VALUE(X'00000000')
CHGVAR &PGM VALUE(%SST(&PGM.LIB 1 10))
CHGVAR &LIB VALUE(%SST(&PGM.LIB 11 10))
/* setup the SBMJOB cmd */
CHGVAR VAR(&PROMPTSTR) VALUE('SBMJOB ' *CAT &PGM +
*CAT ' CMD(CALL ' *CAT &LIB *TCAT '/' +
*CAT &PGM *CAT ')')
/* if prompt = *yes, add a '?' */
IF COND(&PROMPT *EQ *YES) THEN(DO)
CHGVAR VAR(&PROMPTSTR) VALUE('?' *CAT &PROMPTSTR)
ENDDO
/* do it */
CALL PGM(QCMDEXC) PARM(&PROMPTSTR &PROMPTLNG)
/* send back the resulting message */
CALL PGM(QMHMOVPM) PARM(&MSGKEY &MSGTYPES +
&TYPECOUNT &STACKENTRY &STACKCOUNT &ERRORDS)
ENDPGM
This was first published in March 2001