RE: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same sizeassomenumericfield?

Bob,

Not quite.  See my reply to Scott.

I'd agree it is an interesting question, which is why I'm keeping it out
there even though the "correct" solution for my current problem is to
get rid of the DS altogether and just use eval and some BIFs.

Thanks,

Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 12:53 PM
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: RE: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same 
> sizeassomenumericfield?
> 
> This was an interesting inquiry, I will say.
> If I have this straight, you want to define a 2-position 
> character field, that
> is a field whose length is %size(myPackedField) where 
> myPackedField is Pkd(3,0).
> Have I got that right?
> 
> D myPkdField      s                 3P 0
> 
> D myDS            DS
> D  mySubfield                           Like(myPkdField)
> 
> D myCharField     S                     Like(myDS)
> 
> 
> The MYCHARFIELD will be character and a length of 2, which is 
> what you wanted, I
> believe.
> 
> 
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGxTools.com
> RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Lim Hock-Chai
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:40 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same size
> assomenumericfield?
> 
> If you are willing to be off by 1 char one even number size 
> pack field,
> you could do below:
> D numDS1          ds                                 
> D  numField1                    10p 0                
> D  numField2                          like(numField1)
>                                                      
> D numDS2          ds                                 
> D  numField3                     5p 0                
> D  numField4                          like(numField3)
>                                                      
>                                                      
> D charDs          ds                                 
> D   charField1                  -1    like(numDS1)   
> D   charField2                  -1    like(numDS2)  
> 
> 
> If you compile about, you should see that charField1 is decalred as 11
> bytes long and charField2 is 5 bytes long.
> 
> Since are Charles, I'm sure you know why that is the case :).
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lim Hock-Chai
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:20 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same size as
> somenumericfield?
> 
> Not sure about pack field.  However, it can be done in zone field.
> 
> D numDS           ds                             
> D  numField                     10  0            
>                                                  
> D charDs          ds                             
> D   charField                         like(numDS)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:12 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same size as some
> numericfield?
> 
> All,
> 
> I've got a standalone field defined as packed(3,0).
> 
> Is there an easy way to define a DS subfiled as char(3)?
> 
> In other words, given any specific numeric field, how can a define a
> corresponding character field large enough to hold the numeric data
> without having to hardcode the subfield size?
> 
> The DS is used to send out an email message.  If there isn't 
> an easy way
> to do what I want, I'll just get rid of the DS altogether and 
> use eval +
> some bifs to build the message.  That may be a better option, but for
> instructional purposes, I would like to show a DS without hard coded
> sizes.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Charles Wilt
> --
> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer Mitsubishi Electric 
> Automotive
> America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
>  
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