How to monitor for possible errors

[gwilburn]

I like that... are those API's prototyped anywhere (preferrably in free-format)?

Actually... how will this work if I don't know each user's password??

[Scott Klement]

You can swap to a user without knowing their password if you have sufficient authority. (Which you must already have if you can use SBMJOB with their profile.)

They aren't prototyped by IBM, you have to write your own (or find one on the web). These are very simple APIs, its very easy to write the prototypes. I typically just re-write the prototypes each time I need them since it's quicker than finding where I prototyped them last time. (I know, I know, I should be more organized!)

[Scott Klement]

Also, there's a caveat when using these APIs to create spooled files. Spooled files normally contain the whole job id, and when you swap profiles, the job id doesn't change. So for security reasons, it will generate the spooled file under a separate job name. (But, it will be the correct user profile.)

[Barbara Morris]

To ensure that you always swap back to the original profile before your program ends, code those final calls in the ON-EXIT section of your procedure.

dcl-proc whatever;
   // get profile handle  
   QSYGETPH ...

   // set new user profile
   QWTSETP

   ...

on-exit:
   // restore original profile
   QWTSETP ...
   // release profile handle
   QSYRLSPH ...
end-proc;

[gwilburn]

Thanks Scott and Barbara! This is very promising.

Scott - I found prototypes in on of your presentations: https://www.scottklement.com/rpg/socktut/valuserid.html

Barbara - thanks for the heads up. I found a descent example here http://www.rpgiv.info/mambo/index.ph...d=638&Itemid=9