Null field processing

["Dave Snyder" <dsnyder@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We have a comma delimited file from a p/c (actually an EXCEL exported file) 
that we transferred to the AS400. We want to copy that file into a database 
file in order to get a fixed length record file. We have attempted to use the 
CPYFRMIMPF command but one field has blanks, and this command interprets blanks 
as nulls, and unless we define the database records (in DDS) to allow nulls, 
the copy will not work. Even after we have allowed nulls we are having 
difficulty with RPG reading the record with "nulls" in the field. The field in 
question is defined alphanumeric. Is there a way to get this to work, or is 
there an easier way to perform this process - get a comma delimited file to a 
flat, fixed record, and fixed field length file.

Dave Snyder
Systems Analyst
Sterling Financial
Phone: 717-735-5876
dsnyder@sterlingfi.com

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