Strange issue with CMD parameter length

[Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxx]

Group,

I've been having some very strange problems with a command I'm making...

This is the source:

       /* *_> CNLLSTSPLF SRCFILE(@2/@1) SRCMBR(@3)                      */
       /* *_> CRTCMD CMD(@5/@4) +                                       */
       /* *_>        PGM(*LIBL/@4) +                                    */
       /* *_>        SRCFILE(@2/@1) +                                   */
       /* *_>        SRCMBR(@3) +                                       */
       /* *_>        AUT(*LIBCRTAUT)                                    */

             CMD        PROMPT('CRT/UPD/link/rollout document')

             PARM       KWD(DOCMGR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) MIN(1) +
                          PROMPT('Document main group')
             PARM       KWD(DOCSGR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) MIN(1) +
                          PROMPT('Document subgroup')
             PARM       KWD(DOCNAM) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(256) MIN(1) +
                          PROMPT('Document name')
             PARM       KWD(DOCTYP) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10) MIN(1) +
                          PROMPT('Document type')
             PARM       KWD(DATTIM) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(19) MIN(1) +
                          PROMPT('Date and time last update') 

When I compile this command, and prompt it from the command line, the last 
parameter is shown as 25 characters long.

If I change it to 18, it is still shown as 25 long, but when I reduce the 
length further to 17, it is shown correctly as 17.

The same happens when I for instance change the DOCTYP parameter to 
LEN(19): it will be 25 on screen.

Is there any special reason why the length of the parameter is rounded up?

Thanks,

Peter Colpaert
Application Developer
PLI - IT - Kontich, Belgium
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