Example: Using CommandCall

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Command call example.  This program prompts the user
// for the name of the server and the command to run, then
// prints the result of the command.
//
// This source is an example of IBM Toolbox for Java "CommandCall"
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import com.ibm.as400.access.*;

public class CommandCallExample extends Object
{
   public static void main(String[] parmeters)
   {

      // Created a reader to get input from the user
      BufferedReader inputStream = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in),1);



      // Declare variables to hold the system name and the command to run
      String systemString  = null;
      String commandString = null;

      System.out.println( " " );



      // Get the system name and the command to run from the user
      try
      {
         System.out.print("System name: ");
         systemString = inputStream.readLine();

         System.out.print("Command: ");
         commandString = inputStream.readLine();
      }
      catch (Exception e) {};

      System.out.println( " " );



      // Create an AS400 object.  This is the system we send the command to
      AS400 as400 = new AS400(systemString);



      // Create a command call object specifying the server that will
      // recieve the command.
      CommandCall command = new CommandCall( as400 );



      try
      {
         // Run the command.
         if (command.run(commandString))
             System.out.print( "Command successful" );
         else
             System.out.print( "Command failed" );



         // If messages were produced from the command, print them
         AS400Message[] messagelist = command.getMessageList();

         if (messagelist.length > 0)
         {
             System.out.println( ", messages from the command:" );
             System.out.println( " " );
         }

         for (int i=0; i < messagelist.length; i++)
         {
            System.out.print  ( messagelist[i].getID() );
            System.out.print  ( ": " );
            System.out.println( messagelist[i].getText() );
         }
      }
      catch (Exception e)
      {
         System.out.println( "Command " + command.getCommand() + " did not run" );
      }

      System.exit(0);
   }
}