Re: Command list size -- MIDRANGE-L

Here is the command parameter:

PARM KWD(LISTFLD) TYPE(FLDTYPE) MAX(128) +
PROMPT('Fields')
FLDTYPE: QUAL TYPE(*NAME)
QUAL TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(64) DFT(*COLHDG) +
SPCVAL((*COLHDG *COLHDG) (*TEXT *TEXT)) +
PROMPT('Description if not default')

Here is one run:

EVAL fields :x

00000 00000001 5CD5D6D5 C5404040 40405CD5 - ....*NONE *N
00010 D6404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 - O
00020 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00030 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00040 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00050 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00060 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00070 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00080 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00090 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
000A0 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
000B0 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
000C0 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -

here is another:

EVAL fields :x

00000 0001D4E8 C6C9C5D3 C4404040 D4A84084 - ..MYFIELD My d
00010 85A28399 8997A389 96954040 40404040 - escription
00020 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00030 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00040 40404040 40404040 40404040 00015CD5 - ..*N
00050 D6D5C540 40404040 5CD5D640 40404040 - ONE *NO
00060 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00070 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00080 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
00090 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
000A0 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
000B0 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
000C0 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 -
More...

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Dennis Lovelady <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have developed many, many commands, and several of those have MAX( >1 )
parameter types. I have never seen the number-of-entries value return
anything other than a 2-byte integer. In fact the help that one sees when
pressing F1 with the cursor in the MAX field for a PARM command reveals that
the value will be a 2-byte binary. This is at V5R3.

You might try the help on your own system; perhaps this will give you a
hint.

Or are you possibly mixing MAX() and ELEM() values?

Dennis Lovelady
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennislovelady
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Albert York
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:29 AM
To: Midrange technical discussions
Subject: Command list size

I have created a command that has a parameter that allows for multiple
items. When it is passed to my program it sometimes has 2 bytes for
the number of items and sometimes it has 4 bytes. How can I tell in my
program which one is being used?

Thanks,

Albert
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