A data area in as400 is an object used to store the shared data of different jobs running on the system. If you are expertise in as400 technologies like rpgle, rpg, clle, sql400. This is used to retrieve the data area and store the value in a cl variable. Rtvdtaara command example in cl, how to retrieve the dataarea value. A cl program that uses the data area might include source statements like those in the next piece of code. Hello, since i am an as400 noob i wanted to thank you for this helpfull howto. Cl introduction cl program segments limitations of cl. To use the value in a cl procedure or program, use a retrieve data area rtvdtaara command to bring the current value into a variable in your procedure. An rpg program uses the in operation to retrieve the. How to create an as400 command that accepts a decimal. A cl program can retrieve the value with rtvdtaara.
All as400 commands can be prompted directly from the command line or within cl program source by typing the command and pressing the f4 function key. Examples assume data area da1 has been created by the. Cl commands rtvdtaara as400 os400 includes runqry command. Cl commands rtvdtaara as400 os400 runqry ibm system i. Then, in your rpgle program, take that entry parameter and break it up into a. Specify the program variable that will receive the contents of the data area. Like it or not, iseries, i5, and system i administrators usually have to write small. This is keyword which is used for overlays the storage of one subfield with another subfield in a data structure. The retrieve data area rtvdtaara command is used in a cl program or rexx procedure to retrieve all or part of a specified data area and copy it into a. Basic tools for the system i admin tool chest it jungle.
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