Gordon Montgomery wrote:
> Is there a way to specify the HPPath variable to be used when you use Call Intrinsic "COMMAND" from within cobol? When the session
> logs on, a logon UDC is run that sets the HPPATH variable. We use menu programs to only offer the users access to the few real
> programs they need, and call the programs with the intrinsic call. The call fails, but if you type the name at the command prompt,
> it works.  I know that we can specify the full path in the call, but we were hoping for a quick and easy solution rather than having
> to find and replace all the calls with the full path. Now that I see this in writing, I can see that either way we will have to
> recompile all the menu programs, but I will still ask the question just for kicks.
> 

You could call HPCIPUTVAR and put a new HPPATH at the start of the program.

Or you could change the program in the COMMAND intrinsic to be a command
script, which replaces the HPPATH, runs the program, then restores HPPATH.

Just some ideas.
Keven

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