QCMDEXC program with DBCS data

You can use QCMDEXC to request double-byte character set (DBCS) input data to be entered with a command.

The command format used for QCMDEXC to prompt double-byte data is:

CALL QCMDEXC ('command' command-length IGC)

The third parameter of the QCMDEXC program, IGC, instructs the system to accept double-byte data. For example, the following CL program asks a user to provide double-byte text for a message. Then the system sends the following message:

PGM
   CALL QCMDEXC ('?SNDMSG' 7 IGC)
ENDPGM

An explanation of the system message follows:

The ? character instructs the system to present the command prompt for the Send Message (SNDMSG) command.
The value 7 is the length of the Send Message (SNDMSG) command plus the question mark.
The value IGC allows you to request double-byte data.

The following display is shown after running the QCMDEXC program. You can use double-byte conversion on this display:

                           SEND MESSAGE (SNDMSG)
 
TYPE CHOICES, PRESS ENTER.
 
MESSAGE TEXT . . . . . . . . . . . .  _______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
TO USER PROFILE . . . . . . . . . .  __________  NAME, *SYSOPR, *ALLACT...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                        BOTTOM
 F3=EXIT   F4=PROMPT   F5=REFRESH   F10=ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS  F12=CANCEL
 F13=HOW TO USE THIS DISPLAY   F24=MORE KEYS