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Create an iSeries command that takes an object name as a parameter

I am trying to create a new command on iSeries where one of the parameters should be the file name using the standard LIBRARY / FILE MEMBER syntax, something like

MYCMD FILE(MYLIB/MYFILE MYMEMBER)

or even

MYCMD FILE(MYLIB/MYFILE) MEMBER(MYMEMBER)

I tried:

  • Create a PARM statement using the FILE parameter of type * CHAR
  • Create a custom type using ELEM statements

But I can’t find a way to create a parameter that takes a value that is the name of a qualified object, for example, the FROMFILE parameter used with CPYTOIMPF.

UPDATE

JamesA's answers work fine, but somehow I get two extra characters in my CL variable:

CMD

            PARM       KWD(FILE) TYPE(FNAME) PROMPT('CL +                  
                         source' 1)                                        
FNAME:      ELEM       TYPE(FILE) PROMPT('File')                        
            ELEM       TYPE(*NAME) LEN(10) PROMPT('Source +                
                         member')                                          
FILE:       QUAL       TYPE(*NAME) LEN(10)              
            QUAL       TYPE(*NAME) DFT(*CURLIB) SPCVAL(*CURLIB) PROMPT('Library') LEN(10) MIN(0)

CL

PGM        PARM(&PFIC &OUTFILE &CODEPAGE)        
DCL        VAR(&PFIC) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(32)        
DCL        VAR(&LIB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)         
DCL        VAR(&FILE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)        
DCL        VAR(&MEMBER) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)      

CHGVAR     VAR(&FILE) VALUE(%SST(&PFIC 3 10))  
CHGVAR     VAR(&LIB) VALUE(%SST(&PFIC 13 10))              
CHGVAR     VAR(&MEMBER) VALUE(%SST(&PFIC 23 10))
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CMD

    CMD
    PARM KWD(FILE) TYPE(Q1) PROMPT('File')
    PARM KWD(MBR) TYPE(*NAME) LEN(10) DFT(*FIRST) SPCVAL(*FIRST) PROMPT('Member')

Q1: QUAL TYPE(*NAME) LEN(10) 
    QUAL TYPE(*NAME) LEN(10) DFT(*LIBL) SPCVAL(*LIBL) PROMPT('Library')

CL

PGM PARM(&FILELIB &MBR)

DCL VAR(&FILELIB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(20)
DCL VAR(&MBR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
DCL VAR(&FILE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
DCL VAR(&LIB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)

CHGVAR VAR(&FILE) VALUE(%SST(&FILELIB 1 10))
CHGVAR VAR(&LIB) VALUE(%SST(&FILELIB 11 10))

. . .

ENDPGM
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