RE: Parameter passing from CLP to COBOL/400 program

Jon:

No real disagreement, especially given how you worded it. For decimal 
fractions, I wanted to emphasize that using CHGVAR to convert from a *DEC (6 2) 
to a *CHAR 6 probably won't give the desired result. _Care_ must be taken to 
eliminate the fractional portion by properly scaling the result first, probably 
in that case by multiplying by 100 into a *DEC (6 0) and then copying into the 
*CHAR 6. And in various extreme cases, even that can't work. (Try it with a 
*DEC (15 5) that needs to be passed as *CHAR 20.)

Ummm... of course, if you have any slick tricks you'd like to share...?

Tom Liotta

cobol400-l-request@midrange.com wrote:

>   5. RE: Parameter passing from CLP to COBOL/400 program (Jon Paris)
>
> >> Be aware that _any_ need for negative numbers or for decimal fractions
>may take significant ....
>
>I agree that some effort is needed for negatives, but not for decimals.
>_Care_ is needed but nothing else.

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