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On 29-Apr-08, at 8:18 PM, midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
The more I look at this, the more confused I get. From what I see
here,
I'm not sure what the field is defined in the file as. And it looks
like that what happens is that the externally described data structure
is what converts the field from a packed representation to a binary
one.
Although normally a question that arises when zoned fields become
packed "mysteriously", this is normal behavior for RPG.
All numerics on external files are converted to packed by default.
However, if you place them in a DS by using an externally described
DS, then RPG honors the actual data type on the file. Question is
what is the "actual type". Because RPG had to handle externally
described Binary fields before it had true integer support, the
"actual type" treated binary fields as type B. The H-spec option
overrides the default behavior and defines the "actual type" as as a
true integer. Which of course is what they were to begin with!
Clear as mud right!
Jon Paris
www.Partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com
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