Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Converting an RPG program to RPGILE to free form

Hi Alan
THAT'S the problem - I WOULD expect an error
But when the code is like this

C CALL 'SWAP'
C DUEDAT PARM DUEDAT SWAPDT 8 0

Where SWAPDT is defined in the c-spec, It doesn't error

When I define SWAPDT as dcl-s and remove the 8 0 from the line above - it DOES error


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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Converting an RPG program to RPGILE to free form

I don't quite get it. You are expecting an 8/0 field, maybe zoned or maybe packed but you are passing a zoned 6,0. why wouldn't you have an error?


On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 3:19 PM Peter Dow <petercdow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Alan,

Can you show us the relevant code in the calling program, as well as
in SWAP?

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On 10/21/2019 12:12 PM, Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

Hi everyone

Before I forget - we are on V7r3



I have been asked to make a change to an RPG program

Whenever I have this situation, I convert the program to RPGILE
(using

the command CVTRPGSRC - Convert RPG Source)

The conversion is good as I have tested it and obtain the same
results

as the RPG version

I am now taking this one step further, by converting the RPGILE to
Free

form

I test the "new" version after each step

So far so good



Here is my quandary

I have the following code - yet to be converted


C CALL 'SWAP'
C DUEDAT PARM DUEDAT SWAPDT 8 0
C CALL 'SWAP'
C INVDAT PARM INVDAT SWAPDT
C CALL 'SWAP'
C OIPDAT PARM OIPDAT SWAPDT
C CALL 'SWAP'
C OIPD1 PARM OIPD1 SWAPDT
C CALL 'SWAP'
C OIPD2 PARM OIPD2 SWAPDT
C CALL 'SWAP'
C OIPD3 PARM OIPD3 SWAPDT
C CALL 'SWAP'
C PAIDDT PARM PAIDDT SWAPDT
C CALL 'SWAP'
C INDATE PARM INDATE SWAPDT
C CALL 'SWAP'

C CALPDT PARM CALPDT SWAPDT



I replaced the definition of SWAPDT with a dcl-s line and removed
the 8

0 from the line above

When I tested this change, I received decimal data error

Looking at the program called SWAP, I see that the input parameter
is 8

0 - but DUEDAT is defined in this program as

dcl-ds Duedtds;
Duedat zoned(6:0);
Oiduem zoned(2:0) Pos(1);
Oidued zoned(2:0) Pos(3);
Oiduey zoned(2:0) Pos(5);

end-ds;



I DS

I 1

20OIDUEM

I 3

40OIDUED

I 5

60OIDUEY

I 1

60OIDUEDAT

This is throwing me for a loop, as I cannot explain why it is
working

with the field SWAPDT defined in the C specs, as above

I am hoping someone can explain this AND how to move forward in

converting to Free form

I hope this all makes sense



Alan Shore

E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx

Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019

Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640

'If you're going through hell, keep going.'

Winston Churchill

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