RE: how to create unsigned hexadecimal initial value

What value does the debugger show for FLAG after the copy?  I think that
Gene's original should have worked right, I would call that a bug in the
PRM/translator.

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mi400@midrange.com [mailto:owner-mi400@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Tim McCarthy
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 1:40 PM
To: 'MI400@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: how to create unsigned hexadecimal initial value


        This works:
        CPYBLA FLAG, X'80000000';


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene_Gaunt/ReviewWorks@reviewworks.com
> [SMTP:Gene_Gaunt/ReviewWorks@reviewworks.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 2:15 PM
> To:   mi400@midrange.com
> Subject:      how to create unsigned hexadecimal initial value
>
> 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";
>
>
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