This command API is used to execute an IBM i CL command.
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Note: In Profound.js release 7.10.0, API pjs.runCommand() was improved to work very similar to the C library function
These changes are backward-compatible with earlier releases of Profound.js; i.e. any current Profound.js modules that do NOT use these new features will behave as before. 2nd optional parameter 3rd optional parameter . |
Parameters
Command - A string containing a CL command to execute.
ignoreError - optional boolean value: “true” = ignore error if command fails; “false” = throw error if command fails. Default is “false”.
msgId - optional strongly-defined char(7) field to be updated with the error MsgId if the command fails.
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-1 : null is passed for command
1: command fails
0: command is successful
Exception Handling
An If the command fails, an Error instance will be thrown with the following properties, if the 2nd optional parameter ignoreError is not specified or “false”.
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RPG Equivalent
QCMDEXC System API or C library function system() .
Examples
Example 1: Check for existence of an object
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var command = "CRTDUPOBJ OBJ(ORDERSP) FROMLIB(DATALIB) OBJTYPE(*FILE) TOLIB(QTEMP) NEWOBJ(WORKFILE) DATA(*NO)"; pjs.runCommand(command); |
Example 3: Run a command with parameters with return value (this feature is available since Profound.js 6.0.0
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CL code:
DCL VAR(&NBRRCD) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(10 0)
RTVMBRD FILE(PJSTEST/PRODUCTSP) NBRCURRCD(&NBRRCD)
PJS code:
pjs.define("nbrRcd", { type: 'packed', length: 10, decimals: 0});
pjs.runCommand(`RTVMBRD FILE(PJSTEST/PRODUCTSP) NBRCURRCD(&nbrRcd)`);
console.log(`nbrRcd = ${nbrRcd}`); |
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