Re: Blank data entry that are really numeric

Be sure that your data structure is initialized to zeros. Data structure
subfields are by default initialized to blanks.

Thanks,

Mark

Mark D. Walter
Senior Programmer/Analyst
CCX, Inc.
mwalter@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.ccxinc.com


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HI -I have a screen that displays a dates from and to, to the user. It is
defined as a date type 'M',w/ Mand. Entry. Zeros are allowed to be entered
as a lower and/or upper limit. The problem is that when the user just hits
enter, it was generating a data decimal error, as the field is rearranged
in a data structure including making it numeric, and then processed. I
would like such an occurance to be handled by the DSPF, or earlier in the
program What I did was check the fields prior to their being processed and
if both are blank I exit the subroutine. I am sure there is a much cleaner
and better way to do this. Please let me in on this.
Thanks,
Rob


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