data decimal error

I have a file with default values for the user's screens.  It is designed 
as a utility to work across the installation and has a 1,024 character 
data field for the values. A program gets and puts the user's values into 
this field, but of course some values are numeric, and none of the fields 
line up from program to program, so inside the actual program there is a 
data structure where values are set to their correct size and 
configuration.   The first time a user accesses a an application the data 
comes back as blanks, so if it is blanks I do a clear of the data 
structure and move it into the field so there are no data decimal errors. 
All of this works beautifully and the users love having their own settings 
remembered.

However here's my problem:  Lets say I add a value to an existing 
application and add that value to the data structure.  This works just 
fine, so long as the value isn't numeric.  If it is numeric I get a data 
decimal error.   Is there anyway within RPGIV that you can think of that I 
can have a data decimal error default to zeros for a particular place and 
time?




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Booth Martin
Booth@MartinVT.com
http://www.MartinVT.com
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