Re: Convert Character to Numeric

As I indicated, the %dec bif requires that the length and decimals be known at
compile time.
The values for the data I am converting are only known at run time.

Thanks,
 
Jeff Young
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From: Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, March 2, 2011 2:00:53 PM
Subject: Re: Convert Character to Numeric

%dec should work for you.

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On Mar 2, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Jeff Young <cooljeff913@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a character field where the number of digits and decimal places is
stored
in a file.
I need to convert this to a fixed length numeric field that is defined in my
program.
It appears that the %Dec BIF required a literal or a value that is known at
compile time.
What is the best way to do this?

Thanks,

Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst
IBM -e(logo) server Certified Systems Exper - iSeries Technical Solutions V5R2
IBM  Certified Specialist- e(logo) server i5Series Technical Solutions
Designer V5R3
IBM  Certified Specialist- e(logo)server i5Series Technical
Solutions Implementer V5R3
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