Re: Decimal Data error - most common cause ?

Hi Chuck,

       In my experience, each programmer has a different "most
common cause" for Decimal Data Errors...  So, if you want an honest
answer, I can't say that there is any ONE cause thats the most
common.

However, there are about 5 or 6 reasons, for DD errors which I
generally look for when fixing programs that crash with a decimal
data error.  they are:

1) Parameters being passed from one program to another with different
     data types.
2) Data structures not being initialized correctly.
3) Invalid data being moved to a numeric variable.
4) A program that doesnt use the external definition of a file.
      writing a record without properly/fully defining the output
      specs for the file.  (In our shop, usually a S/36 program)
5) Occasionally (but rarely) a program is accessing the file with
      LVLCHK(*NO), and proper care was not used.

I would assume that a bug in a trigger program could also cause
this problem, but I haven't actually encountered this happening,
yet.   (Usually because we don't have beginner programmers writing
triggers)

Hope that helps...



There
Chuck Lewis <clewis@iquest.net> wrote:
>
> 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 area
>
> TIA
>
> Chuck
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