Re: Binary vs. Integer Parameters

[Bill Robins <brobins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,


> . . . So, if you define it as being a 4B field, then if the API (or whatever) 
>returns
> a value larger than 9,999 it would be truncated with unpredictable results.
> If you define the field as 5I however, there is no truncation possible. . .
>

Okay, makes sense, so why then are the parameters for the API's defined binary? 
 And
the follow up question, since the API parameters are defined as binary, isn't 
the
quantity/value limitation therein inheirant (or would it be possible that even 
though
the API's specify binary, they may pass back information that would overflow a 
binary
field, but not an integer)?

Bill


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