× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.


  1.  Home
  2. RPG400-L
  3. August 2013

Re: Want to replace MOVE numeric 8 to numeric 6 in free form

On 8/17/2013 4:59 PM, CRPence wrote:
Often there is great importance in taking care with replacing code in a manner that ensures the new code works /the same/ as the original, given the same inputs. Sometimes the complexity of prior or later processing and the requirements is not conspicuous. Just like how converting the input values to a date might be an assumption-too-far [*ZERO and *HIVAL most conspicuously], so might be the assumption that the EdtCde(X) is compatible. The 'unedited form' effected with the Edit-Code-X will produce character string values that are incompatible with conversion to decimal via %DEC when the input values are negative.

True dat, Chuck.

I did indeed assume positive numbers, and since the case seemed to be dates I thought I was on pretty safe ground, but you're certainly correct that negative numbers would fail spectacularly.

:)

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...
Follow-Ups:
Replies:
Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.