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What should I be doing then when converting a (no decimal) numeric to text
and vise-versa? I use that all the time as a quick convert to number and
back.

-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Handy 

I view the *abscence* of MOVE in free-format as a GOOD thing.  I've been
coding
RPG since 1979, and think I understand the nuances of MOVE pretty well.  But
I
also realize that most new programmers DON'T understand them.

I think IBM is just trying to deprecate MOVE when used for new development,
and
that to me is a good thing.

With an intelligent converter of fixed to free form, it could analyze the
field
types and lengths and replace all "normal" uses of MOVE with the proper eval
constructs.  This would cover the vast majority of MOVEs.  And make the rest
stick out like the sore thumb they are.

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