How to capture the return value from a routine

[jpradeep.net]

I have a server routine which is using in a job sequence, I want to capture the return value from the routine and save it in a textfile.
ReconLinkCount(jobname,stagename,linkname)

#include DSINCLUDE JOBCONTROL.H

Ans = 0
ThisJob = jobname
ThisStage = stagename
ThisLink = linkname
JobHandle = DSAttachJob(ThisJob, DSJ.ERRFATAL)
Result = DSGetLinkInfo (JobHandle, ThisStage, ThisLink, DSJ.LINKROWCOUNT)
Nothing = DSDetachJob(JobHandle)
Ans = Result
Return(Ans)

I am passing three values to the routine i.e jobname,stagename and linkname. The routine is returing a value. How to capture and store the return value in a textfile.?

[asorrell]

I believe the commands you need to look at are OPENSEQ to open a sequential file, WRITESEQ to write to a sequential file and CLOSESEQ to close a sequential file.

The InfoSphere DataStage BASIC Reference Guide (and all other release 8.5 manuals) are downloadable from this link for free:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.w ... wg27008803

[ray.wurlod]

Use an Execute Command activity downstream of the Routine activity.

In the Execute Command activity execute a command that will write the routine output - captured from the $ReturnValue activity variable - into the file. One easy way is an echo command with > or >> redirection as appropriate.