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  3. November 2005

RE: Receiver value too small to hold result

>I am trying to read an IFS file using the C function "read". I am
getting >the error message MCH1210. (Receiver value too small to hold
result).

>snip

>0230.00 D BufferI         S          10240A   Inz(*Blank)         
>0231.00 D  BufferI@       S               *   Inz(%Addr(BufferI)) 
>0232.00 D NBytes          S             10U 0                     
>0233.00 D NBytesSet       S             10U 0 Inz(10240)          
>0234.00 D RecIn           S          10240A                       
>0235.00 D CLRFPos         S             10I 0 Inz(0)              
>0236.00 D CLRF            S              2A   Inz(x'0d25')        

Just a small point but....

the read function returns the number of bytes read (defined as 10i0).
If however an error occurs, the function will return -1.
Not too sure that a 10u0 will suffice.

Suggest you change NBytes to 10i0 to match the procedure.

This may not be your problem tho'....

HTH

Mike

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