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When you call a program, the OS/400 system locates the corresponding executable code and performs the instructions found in the program.
Note: Only programs can run independently. Service programs or other bound procedures must be called from a program that requires their services.
There are several ways to call a program:
In addition, you can run a program using:
Calling a Program Using the TFRCTL Command
You can run an application from within a CL program that transfers control to your program using the Transfer Control (TFRCTL) command. This command:
In the following example, the TFRCTL command in a CL program RUNCP calls a C++ program XRUN2, which is specified on the TFRCTL command. RUNCP transfers control to XRUN2. The transferring program RUNCP is removed from the call stack.
Figureillustrates the call to the CL program RUNCP, and the transfer of control to the C++ program XRUN2.
Calling Program XRUN2 Using the TFRCTL Command
To create and run programs RUNCP and XRUN2, follow the steps below:
Program RUNCP uses the TFRCTL command to pass control to the ILE C++ program XRUN2, which does not return to RUNCP.
Program XRUN2 receives a null terminated character string from the CL program and prints the string.
The output from program XRUN2 is:
Running a Program from a User-Created CL Command
You can also run a program from your own CL command. To create a command:
The CRTCMD command definition includes the command name,parameter
descriptions, and validity-checking information,and identifies the program that performs the function requested by the command.
The program called by your CL command is run.
The following example illustrates how to run a program from a user-created CL command:
Program Description
A newly created command COST prompts for and accepts user input values. It then calls a C++ program CALCOST and passes it the input values. CALCOST accepts the input values from the command COST, performs calculations on these values, and prints results. Figure illustrates this example.
Calling Program CALCOST from a User-Defined Command COST
To create and run the example, follow the steps below:
Use the CL command prompt COST to enter item name, price, and quantity for the ILE C++ program CALCOST.
This program receives the incoming arguments from the CL command COST, calculates a cost, and prints values. All incoming arguments are pointers.
Type the data shown below into COST:
HammersThe output of program CALCOST is:
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