Re: IP Address Conversion using an IBM API

Jay,

I am not able to reproduce your exact values.  You mention that in RPG you
get 3326352740 which would map to 198.68.29.100.  When I try your COBOL
program using 198.68.29.100 I get -968614556 (which is close to your
reported -989614556, but not quite the same).

Now -968614556 is x'C6441D64', which when used as an unsigned integer is
3326352740 so you are getting the same returned data.  It's just being
treated as signed in COBOL and unsigned in RPG.  So assuming one of the
values in your note was a typo, you are getting the same results.

Bruce




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I am trying to use IBM's API, "inet_addr" to convert an IP address.  The
code I'm using is,

0161.00            CALL PROCEDURE "inet_addr"
0162.00                USING
0163.00                    by value address of PmIpAddr
0164.00                GIVING
0165.00                    ApiReturn
0166.00            END-CALL.

ApiReturn is pic s9(9) binary.  We know that the IP Address is valid.  The
call populates the variable by
-989614556.  This is an error.

The answer we're supposed to be getting is 3326352740.  An RPG test program
gives us that.  In RPG, we define the ApiReturn value as "10U 0" (unsigned
binary - no decimal places).

I tried changing ApiReturn to pic 9(9) binary.  It still ends up with
-989614556.

(1)  Does anyone have actual experience doing this?  If so, do I need to be
doing something different or in addition to what I'm already doing?
(2)  If my pic clause is not correct, what is the correct pic clause for
"unsigned binary"?
(3)  Any other suggestions?

TIA

Jay Sulzmann
Senior Programmer/Analyst
IBM Certified AS/400 RPG-IV Developer

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