The task is used to run a native command on an IBMi system. It is included in the macrodefs.xml macro for an Enterprise Extensions (EE) language definition when appropriate by the Dependency Build process.
The task supports Build Extensions Debugging Attributes and Build Extensions General Attributes, as well as, its own task specific attributes. Click on a link for more information on the common attributes.
The following table describes the task specific attributes for the task:
| Task Specific Attributes | ||
| Attribute | Description | Required |
| commandString | The text of the native command to run. | Yes |
Run a command:
<antp:command commandString="CRTCBLMOD MODULE(MYLIB/XMPLE1) SRCFILE(MYLIB/QCBLLESRC)
SRCMBR(MYLIB/XMPLE1) OUTPUT(*PRINT) TEXT('My ILE COBOL Program') CVTOPT(*FLOAT)"/>