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  • Subject: Re: decimal data error (packed field?)
  • From: "Gerald Magnuson" <magnuson@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 07:53:24 -0600




>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tim Truax <truax@usaor.net>
>To: MIDRANGE-L list <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 6:50 PM
>Subject: decimal data error (packed field?)
>
>
>>Hello,
>>What is the best way to test a field that is coming from a data
>>structure (field is described as  P 0001 0003 0 XAMT on the data
>>structure)?  When I access this field by doing a   Z-ADD XAMT     CAMT
>>7/0,  I am getting the DDE on this statement.
>>What is the method to use to be sure that my field has numeric integrity
>>BEFORE I do the Z-ADD to CAMT.
>>I thought about using TEST,  but this is a packed field.
>>
>
>
>What is the length of XAMT?  
>I thought a packed field of 3 positions would yeild a field of 5.
>(x'12345F' is a 3 byte field)
>
>Or what am I missing?

>

I'm sorry, what I am missing is that CAMT is defined as 7,0 not XAMT.

(where is that "unsend that stupid e-mail reply" command???)

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