Re: Field compiles as Packed but is zoned in file

Barbara Morris wrote:
> 
> "Eric A. Wolf" wrote:
> >
> > Error message: Factor 1 field is not the same type as first key field in 
> > file.
> > ...
> > d klOrderHdr    e ds                extname(mbc6res1:favrecl:*KEY)
> > ...
> >  CHAIN klOrderHdr mbc6res1;
> > ...
> 
> Eric, to use a key data structure, you need to use %KDS:
> 
>   CHAIN %kds(klOrderHdr) mbc6res1;
> 

I hit Send too soon ... here's the rest

The compiler is complaining that the search argument DS KLORDERHDR
(character) is not the same type as the key in the file C6AENB
(numeric).

There would be no problem if the keyfield in the file was zoned and the
search argument was packed.  That is, the compiler would be happy with
the following, since C6AENB is packed(2,0) and the keyfield is
zoned(2,0):
   chain  C6AENB mbc6res1;   

(But that wouldn't do what you want, since you want all three keys.)