Calling ExecSh from another routine

tonystark622 · Post by **tonystark622** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:00 pm

Is it possible to call ExecSh from a "regular" (not Before/After) routine? If so, what do I have to put in the DefFun statement to do this?

Thanks,
Tony

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:50 pm

Could you not use DSExecute instead? What are you trying to run, Tony?

tonystark622 · Post by **tonystark622** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:30 pm

Yep, I can and did. I just didn't remember it till after I posted.

Tony

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:25 pm

But, if you really, really wanted to, you'd need an appropriate DEFFUN declaration

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DEFFUN ExecSH(InputArg, ErrorCode) Calling "DSU.ExecSH"

ExecSH is in DSU (not DSD or DSG) because it is supplied as an example of user-written before/after routine.

tonystark622 · Post by **tonystark622** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 7:54 am

That's what I thought too, Ray.

When I call that routine using the DefFun that you supplied, I get:

Program "DSU.UnixCmdTest": Line 11, Unable to open the operating system file "DSU_BP.O/ExecSH".

My code is:

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FUNCTION UnixCmdTest(Arg1)
DEFFUN ExecSH(InputArg, ErrorCode) Calling "DSU.ExecSH"

Cmd = ""
RetCode = ""

Cmd = "pwd"

Call ExecSH(Cmd, RetCode)

Ans = RetCode
RETURN(Ans)

Tony