RE: Reade With a Packed Field

We had this same problem with mainframe SNADS files.  The "C" is 
equivalent of the "F" on the 400.  If it is reasonable to do, we would
CPYF the data to an interim file which converts the "C" to "F".
Jim K

-----Original Message-----
From: Leisk, Andrew [mailto:aleisk@frpaper.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:54 PM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Reade With a Packed Field
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Trying to remember back in my dinosaur days on a mainframe - I think that "C" 
is valid instead of "F" as a positive sign for a packed numeric field on a 
mainframe.  Seems to me I ran into a problem with this once about 7 or 8 yrs 
ago.  But darned if I remember any more how we solved it.  But "C" is valid.

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From:   Leland, David[SMTP:dleland@Harter.com] 
Reply To:       MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com 
Sent:   Wednesday, March 15, 2000 1:11 PM 
To:     'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com' 
Subject:        RE: Reade With a Packed Field 

        Wouldn't that be considered invalid data?  I thought packed fields 
could only end w/ "D" or "F". 

        Dave 

        -----Original Message----- 
From: Bruce Odum [ mailto:Bruce.Odum@cbs.fiserv.com 
<mailto:Bruce.Odum@cbs.fiserv.com> ] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 1:17 PM 
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com 
Subject: Reade With a Packed Field 


        Has anyone ever had a problem using Reade with a partial key and one 
of the keys is packed and the data in the packed field ends with a C 
and not a F? Any ideas on why this would not work? 
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