Re: Parm Issues

1) It's not a bug.
2) It's not "compression."  (where did you get THAT from?)

This topic has been discussed extensively here, and has been beaten
to death.   A "reasonable answer as to why" has been posted here at
least ten times!

Check the archives!


On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Jim Franz wrote:

> this has been a problem forever on the 400 (maybe 38 too). IBM uses
> some compression routine on sbmjob.Put a single non-blank char at the end of
> the parm (which stops the compression). I have never heard a reasonable
> answer as to why ibm can't/won't fix this. It's a bug!
> jim
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bill totz" <robsurge@hotmail.com>
> To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 8:35 AM
> Subject: Parm Issues
> 
> 
> > Problem:
> > CL Program calls another pgm with 3 parms.
> > When processed interactively, its OK
> >
> > *----------------------------------------*
> > Query Selections 256bytes (PARM 1):
> > (MUFLD = %Values(040101 040201 040301 040401 040501 040601 040701
> >    040801 040901 041001 041101 041201 041301 041401 041501 041601))!!
> >
> > Character End Date (Parm 2):
> > 04/16/2001
> > Character Begin Date (Parm 3):
> > 04/01/2001
> > *----------------------------------------*
> >
> > When submitted to batch, the 256byte parm has correct data for the
> > first 131 characters but the remaining portion has garbage,
> > Whats up with this?
> >
> > *-------- Arrival to Batch Pgm -----------*
> > Query Selections 256bytes (PARM 1):
> > (MUFLD = %Values(040101 040201 040301 040401 040501 040601 040701
> >    040801 040901 041001 041101 041201 041301 041401 041501 041601))!!
> >    MSG061CLf    PARMØ   Ý E    04/01/2001E    04/16/2001E    e(MUDA
> >    TE = %Values(040101 040201 040301 040401 040501 0406
> > (This is exactly as it appears!)
> > Character End Date (Parm 2):
> > 04/16/2001
> > Character Begin Date (Parm 3):
> > 04/01/2001
> > *-------- Arrival to Batch Pgm -----------*
> >
> > Whats up with this?
> >
k

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