RE: Decimal Data error - most common cause ?

SETMODE RANT(*ON)

Gotten burned numerous times.  Unknown to me, the Mattel standard was to
change the CRTPF and CRTLF commands to default NO!!!!  The reason given was
that because they changed files semi-frequently that were used by lot of
programs (i.e. item master) they did not want all their sites (40+) to have
to recompile 500+ programs.  Instead we live with a corrupted,aborted MRP
run for an entire week (don't even want to get into that, reruns
(hah!!!!!)).  Additionally they changed the SBMJOB command to use the
library list from the job description instead of current.  Not bad, BUT the
user profile for the so-called test environment referenced a JOBD that had
the Production library list, net effect, interactive jobs ran fine in test,
batch jobs either updated production or bombed!!!  To make matters worse, a
lot of PRODUCTION CL's had OVRDBF, CPYF, etc. had HARD-CODED production
library names.  Took my wife (who is absolutely wonderful to have as a
backup) about 2 months to get us a TRUE test environment.

SETMODE RANT(*OFF)

BTW:  Opinions expressed here are strictly out of my own frustration and
strictly personal in nature.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Slaugh [mailto:ken.slaugh@cm-inc.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 6:58 PM
To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Decimal Data error - most common cause ?


The most common I've seen is when LVLCHK *NO is used to compile a
physical file after adding one or more new numeric fields. The programs
that add records would have to initialize the new numerics or a data
decimal error occurs.

Other example would be if a alphanumeric field is moved to a named data
structure that contains numeric fields and the original alphanumeric
field does not contain the numerics formatted correctly then a data
decimal error occurs.

Hope this helps,

Ken Slaugh
Programmer/System Analyst
Certified Network Administrator MSE
Specialist - Client Access/400

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis [SMTP:clewis@iquest.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 5:25 AM
> To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Decimal Data error - most common cause ?
> 
> Duh question of the day...
> 
> Is there a "most common cause" for decimal data errors ?
> 
> My recollection is that is tended to be with uninitialized data areas.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Chuck
> 
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