RE: Leading Zeroes in PF

1.3 gigs....

Not something I'd be real concerned about given that it would be a small
portion of the total size.  I mean what's the total record size?
200-300 bytes?  You're talking about an extra 1%.  


Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas W. Palme
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:16 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Leading Zeroes in PF
> 
> Well considering we are talking about over 700 million 
> records here, I'd say 
> 2 bytes adds up :)
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:49:12 -0700, michael wrote
> > Saving 2 bytes for a 5 digit zip or 4 bytes for a 9 digit 
> zip? That's
> > not enough to care about...
> > 
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: RE: Leading Zeroes in PF
> > > From: "Douglas W. Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Thu, February 02, 2006 12:29 pm
> > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion 
> <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > 
> > > That is exactly why I wanted to use it, cut down the 
> amount of disk 
> space 
> > > needed by using a packed field....I guesss I could have 
> done a better 
> job 
> > > explaining that.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:18:29 -0700, michael wrote
> > > > Don't work with Canada, eh?
> > > > 
> > > > What do you mean about being possible with the PF? PF's 
> can have packed
> > > > fields, and if you want to treat the zip code as 
> numeric, it can be
> > > > packed.
> > > > 
> > > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > > Subject: Leading Zeroes in PF
> > > > > From: "Douglas W. Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Date: Thu, February 02, 2006 12:07 pm
> > > > > To: "Mid Range List" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > 
> > > > > I have been working with some zipcode files and we 
> would prefer to 
> treat 
> > > the 
> > > > > field (zipcode) as a packed field, but I need to 
> allow for leading 
> > > > > zeroes...is that possible with the PF? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > If you bought it, it was hauled by a truck - 
> somewhere, sometime.
> > > > > 
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