The problem is with the way you did the readfile. You have: "readfile ("pathname") htmlh."
You should have one of the following instead: "readfile (pathname) htmlh." /* note that the (readfile) is inside the quotes, not outside */ "readfile "pathname" htmlh." /* note lack of parentheses */ The manual is a bit confusing. On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 7:02 AM, jan de decker <jan.je...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi list, > > I have a problem with a compiled simple rexx program (seee output below). > > I searched but could find no explanation for the rc(1) of the readfile > command. > > The purpose is to implement this as a CGI program but for the moment it > even fails the same way from the OMVS command line. > > The file > > /jedsp/web/pub/cgi/html_header > > exists and is a small text file containing a few lines of html headers. > > cat /jedsp/web/pub/cgi/html_header > > works fine. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thx, > > > j@n > > > > Hello > 9 *-* if syscalls('ON')>3 > >L> "ON" > >F> "0" > >L> "3" > >O> "0" > 13 *-* pathname = '/jedsp/web/pub/cgi/html_header' > >L> "/jedsp/web/pub/cgi/html_header" > 14 *-* "readfile ("pathname") htmlh." > >L> "readfile (" > >V> "/jedsp/web/pub/cgi/html_header" > >L> ") htmlh." > >O> "readfile (/jedsp/web/pub/cgi/html_header" > >O> "readfile (/jedsp/web/pub/cgi/html_header) htmlh." > +++ RC(1) +++ > 15 *-* say rc > >V> "1" > 1 > 16 *-* say retval > >L> "RETVAL" > RETVAL > 17 *-* do i = 1 to htmlh.0 > >L> "1" > >L> "HTMLH.0" > 17 +++ do i = 1 to htmlh.0 > EAGREX4100E Error 41 running compiled /jedsp/web/pub/cgi/sayhello, > line 17: Bad arithmetic conversion > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Wasn't there something about a PASCAL programmer knowing the value of everything and the Wirth of nothing? Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN