5.3.3 APPX Application Design Manual

+ Chapter 1-1: Overview of Application Design
+ Chapter 1-2: Getting Started
+ Chapter 1-3: Data Dictionary
+ Chapter 1-4: Understanding Process Design
+ Chapter 1-5: Interprocess Communication
+ Chapter 1-6: Customizing Your Application
+ Chapter 1-7: The Documentation Facility
+ Chapter 1-8: Application Design Tools
+ Chapter 2-1: Data Dictionary Overview
+ Chapter 2-2: Data Dictionary Concepts
+ Chapter 2-3: Domains
+ Chapter 2-4: Files and Fields
+ Chapter 2-5: Work Fields
+ Chapter 3-1: Overview of APPX Processes
+ Chapter 3-2: Getting Started
+ Chapter 3-3: Process Definition
+ Chapter 3-4: Menu Processes
+ Chapter 3-5: Job Processes
+ Chapter 3-6: Input Processes
+ Chapter 3-7: Output Processes
+ Chapter 3-8: Update Processes
+ Chapter 3-9: Query Processes
+ Chapter 3-10: Inquiry Processes
+ Chapter 3-11: Status Processes
+ Chapter 3-12: Subroutine Processes
+ Chapter 3-13: Table Processes
+ Chapter 3-14: Automatic and Optional Children
+ Chapter 3-15: Using the Image Editor
+ Chapter 3-16: Using GUI Features of the Image Editor
+ Chapter 3-17: Using Event Points
+ Chapter 4-1: ILF Integration
+ Chapter 4-2: True/False Status Indicators
+ Chapter 4-3: Specifying Statements
+ Chapter 4-4: The ILF Editor
+ Chapter 4-5: The Appx ILF Debugger
+ Chapter 4-6: ILF Keyword Reference
- Chapter 4-7: Predefined Fields
+ Chapter 4-8: Runtime Subroutine's and Predefined Processes
+ Chapter 4-9: Appx Chart Director API

Chapter 4-7: Predefined Fields

GET CMD LINE PARM


This subroutine checks for the existence of a parameter on the command line used to invoke the current engine. Two arguments are expected to be passed to the subroutine:

Parameter to be checked (alpha field, maximum length 132)

Buffer for returned value (alpha field, maximum length 2048 or 2K)

Must be PASS'ed shared.

Returns specified parameter only if it existed on the command line.

The subroutine can be invoked via SUBR or GOSUB.

The following example generates a message or warning depending on whether or not the parameter -m existed on the command line when the APPX engine was invoked.

  
        SET      --- TEMP 132                   =      -m
       
 SET      --- TEMP 256                   =
        *
        PASS     --- TEMP 132               FIELD  SHARE? N
        PASS     --- TEMP 256               FIELD  SHARE? Y
        SUBR     --- GET CMD LINE PARM   DETACHED      END? N  FAIL  0
        *
        IF       --- TEMP 256                   EQ --- TEMP 132
  T     APPEND   --- TEMP 132                  1  found
  F     APPEND   --- TEMP 132                  1  not found
  -     APPEND   --- TEMP 132                  1  on command line
  T     MESSAGE      TEMP 132
  F     WARNING      TEMP 132
 

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