Re: I know I should know this pt 2

[David.X.Kahn@xxxxxxx]

Steven wrote:

> A file transfer falls down saying that Row 1 Column 1
> is the 'wrong type'.  FTP produces the following log;

Steven, you are trying to cram a double precision floating point number
into an 8 byte zoned integer. Try defining EMID as floating point (17F 4
instead of 8S 0 if you're using DDS) and use the keyword FLTPCN(*DOUBLE).
You'll see that EMID still takes 8 bytes in the record.

> I'm supposed to roll this out in such a way a User can
> get the file to the '400 and I'm struggling myself!

Good. It gives you a chance to produce some magic for your user. Once you
have been through the pain you should be able to produce a slick procedure.


Dave...
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