Re: Outline view falsely reports zoned I-spec fields as packed

On 2014-10-24 16:04, Vernon Hamberg wrote:

I'd like the outline to display the data type as defined, not as
internally processed - that's more useful when editing, seems to me. I
know it's not "the truth" - but I don't know if I can handle the truth!

The I spec doesn't define the field in the program, it just defines the field in the input buffer. The I spec actually defines a assignment operation from the input buffer to the program field.

If the field on the I spec is not explicitly defined, either directly or in an externally-described data structure, the compiler will use the length and decimals information to define the field. (Packed if the field doesn't appear anywhere in the D specs, or zoned if the field is listed in a data structure with no type information.)

For dates and times, the default format (*ISO or whatever is specified by the H spec DATFMT or TIMFMT) is always used for I spec fields that aren't defined explicitly.

I don't think RDI should show the type specified on the I spec. The Fields list shows the data types of the actual fields in the program. Also, it's possible to define the same field on multiple I specs with different formats. This is valid:

Imyfile ns 01
I p 1 3 0fld1
I *ymd d 4 11 fld2
Imyfile2 ns 01
I s 1 5 0fld1 I *iso d 6 15 fld2