Re: Packed Decimal Problem

["Dave Wall" <dawall@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Please post the byte array which holds the number before being converted.
I will pass it around to see if it looks like a 'good' packed decimal.

David Wall
553-5329
AS/400 Toolbox for Java




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I am currently working on a project where I am required to access legacy
files
within the system/36 of our AS400.  The data fields in these files are not
externally defined, and I cannot change the files in any way.

Using jtopen 2.05, I am able to access character data with no problem.  I
defined the data fields within my java program, and have verified that I am
able
to read the data.

The problem is with packed decimal fields.  When I try to read a packed
decimal
field and convert it to a Big Decimal, the java program throws an
exception.



java.lang.NumberFormatException: 52
at com.ibm.as400.access.AS400PackedDecimal.toObject(AS400PackedDecimal.j
ava:481)
at com.ibm.as400.access.Record.getField(Record.java:586)
at com.ibm.as400.access.Record.getField(Record.java:612)
at ListRecords.<init>(ListRecords.java:68)
at ListRecords.main(ListRecords.java:90)


I have been fighting with this for several days, and am desperate for a
solution.


The data itself is basically one long string in a flat text file.  However,
I
have tried reading the fields as a string, and the program still blows up.


Can anybody offer assistance with this problem?


Thank you,
Amy Anuszewski
Weidenhammer Systems Corporation


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