PC COBOL to Command Line

[CliveC]

Using the command line opens up lots of possiblities
(thread209-1051561). It might be useful to make a faq of how different compilers pass commands to the command line.

I would be glad to compile the list if people with different compilers would post their methods.



Clive

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[k5tm]

Clive,

You get the information directly from the RM/COBOL User's Guide, which you may download here. See CALL "SYSTEM" at the end of Appendix F.

Tom Morrison

http://www.liant.com

 

[landei]

Hi Clive,

my Compiler is ACUCOBOL. The command for the command-line is

call "c$system" using parameter

The parameter is a field in the working-storage.

Example for start the internet-explorer:

Working-Storage-Section.
01 system-command-line.
03 my-browser pic x(45) value
"c:\programme\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
03 filler pic x value spaces.
03 my-html-file pic x(40).

Procedure-Division.
call "c$system" using system-command-line

Regards

Helmut

http://www.system-wawi.de

 

[PHV]

In MF-Cobol:
CALL "SYSTEM" USING Null-Terminated-Command-Line

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ222-2244

 

[fredericofonseca]

Not the same environment, but with AS400 COBOL and ILE-COBOL you can just call almost any program directly.

For the situations where you can't, then the creation of a CL program is the easy solution.
Alternatively one can call "qcmdexc" with is the equivalent of the call "system" or call "c$system" from other PC compilers.
Very easy and you can get parameters passed back if needed.




Regards

Frederico Fonseca
SysSoft Integrated Ltd

http://www.syssoft-int.com

 

[CobolKid]

Clive,

With Fujitsu Cobol version 6 (& 7 ??);

SPECIAL-NAMES
ARGUMENT-NUMBER IS mnemonic-name-1
ARGUMENT-VALUE IS mnemonic-name-2.

PROCEDURE-DIVISION.
ACCEPT identifier-1 FROM mnemonic-name-1

returns the total count of command line arguments,

ACCEPT identifier-2 FROM mnemonic-name-2

returns the first command line argument, the next "accept .. from mnemonic-name-2" returns the next command
line argument in sequence, ect.ect.


Steve

 

[WMK]

FYI -
The Accept/Display Argument-Value/Number

method is supported by *ALL* X/Open conforming compilers.

(Certainly Micro Focus supports it - but I would suspect that RM and AcuCOBOL also have this as an *option*).

Bill Klein

 

[CliveC]

I assumed that because of my poor wording CobolKid and WMK misunderstood my request. I compiled the other entries into faq209-5943 and for better clarity called it:
"How can I call the Windows operating system from PC COBOL".

Clive

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