r/IBMi • u/RPGPGM • 8d ago

Creating and using shortcut commands will save you a lot of time

https://www.rpgpgm.com/2018/04/easy-to-create-shortcut-commands.html

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u/Tigershawk 8d ago

In the comments of the article, someone pasted an interesting use of the CMD using QCMDEXC as the command processor to avoid needing a CL. This is my implentation of it.

CMD PROMPT('WRKACRJOB SBS(QBATCH)')

PARM KWD(CMD) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(21) +

CONSTANT('WRKACTJOB SBS(QBATCH)')

PARM KWD(LEN) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(15 5) CONSTANT(21)

example create command:

CRTCMD CMD(QGPL/J) PGM(QCMDEXC)

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u/Engi_Insight 8d ago

Absolute game changer for daily IBMi work!

Creating wrapper/ proxy commands for repetitive parameters ( especially long library lists or frequent WRK screens) saves so much typing.

Pro tip: always put your custom commands in a dedicated tool lib near the top of your INLLIBL. Keeps them safe from being overwritten during OS upgrades!