Mark Bixby wrote:

> Donna Garverick writes:
> > > /l FTPQTST1
> > >     1     !JOB FTPQTST1,MGR/PRIZE.ZXL/CATALOG,WMS69;OUTCLASS=LP,1,1
> > >     2     !COMMENT ***************************************************
> > >     3     !SETVAR FTPSFD "123"
> > >     4     !SHOWVAR FTPSFD
> > >     5     !sh.cmd.sys
> > >     6      callci "setvar FTPSFD '456'"
> ...deletia...
> > > setvar FTPSFD '456'  >U98.DATA.ZXL
> > >                          ^
> > > Unexpected character found in string. (CIERR 9815)callci: error opening
> > > redirection file
> >
> > here's the problem.  syntactically, i think callci is being used correctly
> > -- i know it works from a session....  but what's this >u98...  business?
>
> For some reason unknown to me, callci in batch wants to internally redirect
> the MPE command output to a temporary disk file.  So callci will fail on
> those few MPE commands like :setvar that don't allow CIOR.
>
> If there isn't an SR for this, there should be.

yes -- there is :-)  the number is sr5003351056.  the information i got from the
response center is -- this sr is *not* getting much attention.  if folks (and mark
bixby was mentioned in particular :-) would call in asking for callci to be fixed
that the visibility would be raised (same ol' story...).  i believe the rc
engineer said something about readx breaking as of 5.5?  as in it used to work and
doesn't anymore....  make any sense?

> For a workaround, create a mysetvar CI command file that does the real
> :setvar:
>
> parm variable,value
> setvar !variable !value
>
> Then you can "callci mysetvar FTPSFD '456'" without any trouble from batch.

great workaround mark!  thanks!               - d

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