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  3. June 2007

Re: Defining DS to retrieve variable length data from API

I read it as a subfield of length 2 and a subfield of length 3 makes
the next subfield start at position 6. Looks right to me. :)


On 6/29/07, Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wilt, Charles wrote:
>> (Maybe it's
>> just me, since I sometimes can't even add 2 and 3 and get 6,
>
> Ok Barbara, is that supposed to be 2 and 3 and get 5 or 3 and 3 and get 6?
<grin>
>
> Perhaps it's time for a vacation? <lol>
>

Well, that was on purpose (gotcha!) but I really have done 2+3=6 on more
than one occasion, also 2*3=5, and most embarrassing: sqrt(4)=4.

But you're right, it _is_ time for a vacation.

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