OVERLAY Keyword in VARPG

["Buckingham, Ed" <Buckingham@xxxxxx>]

I am trying to use the OVERLAY keyword when defining a data structure in
VisualAge RPG program. We are currently running on WIN98, V3R2M3 and OS400
version 4.3.  Below is an example of the data structure:

     D                 DS
     D LEDGER_FILE                         DIM(50)
     D   AR_TYP                       5A   OVERLAY(LEDGER_FILE:1)
     D   AR_DAT                       8S 0 OVERLAY(LEDGER_FILE:6)
     D   AR_DES                      35A   OVERLAY(LEDGER_FILE:14)
     D   AR_REC                       1A   OVERLAY(LEDGER_FILE:49)
     D   AR_PAY                       6S 2 OVERLAY(LEDGER_FILE:50)
     D   AR_DEP                       6S 2 OVERLAY(LEDGER_FILE:56)
     D   AR_BAL                       7S 2 OVERLAY(LEDGER_FILE:62)

When I compile this in VARPG all of the subfields are not being defined as
arrays.  When I try to move a value to any of the OVERLAY elements, it
treats the subfields as arrays of one element long and moves the whole
contents of LEDGER_FILE to the subfield.  I have taken the same code and
created it in a regular RPGLE program and it correctly handled the creation
of the arrays for both LEDGER_FILE and the AR_xxx subfields.  Has any one
had this happen to them?  If so how did you handle it?  If not could this be
an error in the VARPG compiler?  If so is there a fix for it?Thanks in
advance for any help!  This is becoming very frustrating.

Ed Buckingham   
IS Help Desk Consultant
Phone (724) 779-5683
buckingham@ae.com

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