RE: IP Address Conversion using an IBM API

Do you have these statements in your program?

process apost, nomonoprc.

special-names.
    linkage type procedure for 'inet_addr'.

I couldn't find a reference to this routine in the InfoCenter
for the iSeries (what else is new....), so I'm not sure about
your return parameter.  I normally use:

01  return-code          pic s9(09) binary.

Good Luck,
Terry

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> I am trying to use IBM's API, "inet_addr" to convert an IP
> address.  The code I'm using is,
>
> 0161.00            CALL PROCEDURE "inet_addr"
> 0162.00                USING
> 0163.00                    by value address of PmIpAddr
> 0164.00                GIVING
> 0165.00                    ApiReturn
> 0166.00            END-CALL.
>
> ApiReturn is pic s9(9) binary.  We know that the IP Address
> is valid.  The call populates the variable by
> -989614556.  This is an error.
>
> The answer we're supposed to be getting is 3326352740.  An
> RPG test program gives us that.  In RPG, we define the
> ApiReturn value as "10U 0" (unsigned binary - no decimal places).
>
> I tried changing ApiReturn to pic 9(9) binary.  It still ends
> up with -989614556.
>
> (1)  Does anyone have actual experience doing this?  If so,
> do I need to be doing something different or in addition to
> what I'm already doing?
> (2)  If my pic clause is not correct, what is the correct pic
> clause for "unsigned binary"?
> (3)  Any other suggestions?
>
> TIA
>
> Jay Sulzmann
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