Re: how to create unsigned hexadecimal initial value

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

From: <Gene_Gaunt/ReviewWorks@reviewworks.com>

> The following won't compile giving error CPD6416, "Number was either too
> large or negative."
> 
> DCL DD FLAG AUTO BIN(4) UNSGND INIT(H"80000000");
> 
> The following compiles okay but run-time fails with MCH1210, "Receiver
> value too small to hold result."
> 
> DCL DD FLAG AUTO BIN(4) UNSGND;
> CPYNV FLAG, H"80000000";

DCL DD FLAG AUTO BIN(4) UNSGND;                         
DCL DD * CHAR(4) DEF(FLAG) INIT(X'80000000'); 

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