I am writing some code that will execute a variable passed in "progname" using CALL @progname.
Question - what is the 'best' way to know that "progname" exists before I attempt the CALL. I thought about reading the VOC, but if it's globally cataloged, that won't work. I could read the VOC and then the CTLGTB -- but that was two reads just to 'know' the routine wasn't going to blow up. Is there a more efficient or systemic way to do this? **Typically** "progname" will reference a real program, so this testing is 'overhead' for 99.9% of the time - but if someone were to pass in a bad 'progname', I want to be more graceful (and secure!) just falling over. Since some of the calls will come from 'web connected' clients, and some of the clients may not know for sure that the host cannot handle the request - if the client has a different function list than the host at that point and time... I'm just trying to plan for 'worst case'. How do others handle CALL @ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
