RE: RPG - conversion vs re-write

[Vern Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:04 AM 9/11/97 -0500, you wrote:
>John,
> You said:
>
>On Wednesday, September 10, 1997 10:56 PM, John Carr 
>[SMTP:74711.77@compuserve.com] wrote:
>>
>> If a field is flagged as "NULL" what value would my RPG program actually
>> see in it?
>> If alpha?  If binary? If numeric?  if Date?
>
>
>Well, I once had a dog and his name was BINGO!
>
>The value of the date field, even when the null indicator is *ON, is what 
>ever value was in there before. If you don't code for the null indicator in 
>your program, it runs just like always.
>
>Bob Cozzi

Bob & John

I think for alpha you get blanks, numeric you get 0. At least, I think I
read that in ILE RPG manual.

Don't know binary, though.

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 371-1111 x480
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