Re: Character conversion

RPG questions should really be posted to RPG400-L...

But, %char() converts data in a numeric field to it's human readable
representation in a character field.  (I think you are confusing it with
the BASIC CHR$() function that converts an ASCII code point to a character.)

Assuming you want to put a byte containing the value decimal 105 (hex
69) together with a byte containing decimal 12 (hex 0c) then the RPG
code would be:

bc = x'69' + x'0c'


On 8/2/2011 6:12 PM, John McKee wrote:

I am trying to build a composite code 128 bar code.  The composite part is that I am needing to use mode B and mode C.

I have a sample barcode and when I compare my results, the bars don't match.

Today, I had a "bright idea".  Run a test program in debug mode and look at the character string that the test program built.

What I have, partially is:

eval bc  = %char(105) + %char(12)

The bc field is defined as character.

When I looked at the bc variable in debug, it showed 10512

Is debug "helping" me like Windows usually does?  Or, am I using the wrong BIF?  Looking at the manual, %char would seem to be the right BIF.  I seem to remember something a few months ago where debug does try to "help".  I can't remember enough of what I think I remember to search the archives.

Seems like a stupid question, to me.

Thanks for assistance.


John McKee

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