Re: Issue with display file

But if I am not mistaken you cannot use an edtcde with type S correct?


On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:28:42 -0600, Rich Duzenbury wrote
> On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 06:56 -0800, Douglas W. Palme wrote:
> > 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?
> 
> This is how 5250 works.  A positive number is made with 'field exit' 
> or 'field +'.  A negative number is made with 'field -'.
> 
> Note that if you eval a_char_field = %char(a_numeric_field), and the
> numeric field is negative, the minus sign is the leading character.
> 
> A numeric S type field is probably the best for data entry.
> 
> Test code for the various numeric shifts (D/N/S/Y) follows.  It is
> instructive to run the program and key 1 followed by field minus in each
> field.
> 
> zz3000d, dspf
>      A                                      CA03(03 'Exit')
>      A          R DSP01                                    
>      A            NUM0           5D 0B  2  2               
>      A            NUM1           5N 0B  3  2               
>      A            NUM2           5S 0B  4  2               
>      A            NUM3           5Y 0B  5  2               
>      A            MSG           60A     7  2
> 
> zz3000r, rpgle
> Fzz3000d   cf   e             workstn                   
>  /free                                                  
>     dow *in03 = *off;                                   
>         exfmt dsp01;                                    
>         msg = %char(num0) + ' ' + %char(num1) + ' ' +   
>               %char(num2) + ' ' + %char(num3);          
>     enddo;                                              
>     *inlr = *on;                                        
>  /end-free
> 
> The only one that seems sane for negative numbers is S.
> 
> Regards,
> Rich
> 
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