Re: Issue with display file

One thing I just figured out is that when entering a negative number it 
seems I have to enter it as 32- and then field exit otherwise it ignores 
the "-"

So entering -32 does not work

Anyone else ever see this?



On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 06:22:47 -0800 (PST), Jen Raihala wrote
> If there is room on the file, one of the guys here uses an indicator 
> to  show a '-' . He is a firm believer in indicators. Its probably 
> ot the  cleanest code, but it works for him.
> 
> "Douglas W. Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  We need to be able 
> to display a negative number (-32) on a display file.  I have played 
> with this some for the past couple of days to no avail.
> 
> I have tried using several edit codes, changing the data type to 
> type "S" but nothing I have tried seems to work.
> 
> It is imperative that the field display the negative number, even if 
> the system knows what it is behind the scenes.
> 
> Here is the current field dds:
> 
> A            DTMPFRM        2Y 0B 11 28COLOR(TRQ)
> A                                      CHECK(FE) 
> A                                      CHECK(RB) 
> A                                      EDTCDE(N)
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
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