RE: Fixing bad data in a numeric field

Nelson,

I would advise against it.  I think most of us would want to know that
we had corrupted data so that we could track it down to its ugly source
and eliminate it there.  Having the problem just get 'fixed' without an
error message or any other notice does not strike me as a good idea.

Once you know you have corrupt data, then this H-spec could be used to
fix the problem.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> On Behalf Of Smith, Nelson
> Subject: RE: Fixing bad data in a numeric field
>
> Is there any downside to using this H-spec just as "preventative"
medicine
> in our set of standard H-specs?
>
> > From:       Barbara Morris [SMTP:bmorris@ca.ibm.com]
> > Subject:    Re: Fixing bad data in a numeric field
> >
> > 2. ILE RPG has a parameter that allows bad packed data from input
files
> > to be
> >    ignored and replaced with zero in the program field -
> > FIXNBR(*INPUTPACKED)