Re: decimal data error (packed field?)

["Gerald Magnuson" <magnuson@xxxxxxxx>]

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From: Tim Truax <truax@usaor.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L list <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 6:50 PM
Subject: decimal data error (packed field?)


>Hello,
>What is the best way to test a field that is coming from a data
>structure (field is described as  P 0001 0003 0 XAMT on the data
>structure)?  When I access this field by doing a   Z-ADD XAMT     CAMT
>7/0,  I am getting the DDE on this statement.
>What is the method to use to be sure that my field has numeric integrity
>BEFORE I do the Z-ADD to CAMT.
>I thought about using TEST,  but this is a packed field.
>


What is the length of XAMT?  
I thought a packed field of 3 positions would yeild a field of 5.
(x'12345F' is a 3 byte field)

Or what am I missing?

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