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On Wed, Dec 02, 1998 at 06:08:56PM -0600, Bill Megenity wrote: > I am building/reformatting a database using Query/400. I would like to > convert a character field to a numeric value. I can use DIGITS to go the > other way, but is there a way to go this direction? One way to do this conversion without programming is to use CPYF. If you have DDS like: A CHAR10 10A and you want it to look like: A DEC10 10P 0, you can go through an intermediate step of A DEC10 10S 0. Create a copy of your file's DDS and change it from CHAR10 10A to DEC10 10S 0 so the field takes up the same number of bytes, and has the name you want for the final version of the file. CPYF oldfile intermediatefile FMTOPT(*NOCHK) to copy the file byte for byte. Create a copy of the intermediate file DDS and change it from DEC10 10S 0 to DEC10 10P 0, then CPYF intermediatefile finalfile FMTOPT(*MAP). That'll convert the data from signed to packed. Buck Calabro CommSoft, Albany, NY mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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