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If you pass a literal 'xxxxx' it is interpreted as VARCHAR Data Type, but
your function expects a CHAR Data Type.
Try to cast your parameter as CHAR and then retest your function.

BTW if you define your parameters as CHAR and pass VARCHAR it works
correctly.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser


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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Alan
Shore via MIDRANGE-L
Sent: Mittwoch, 9. Dezember 2020 13:37
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Alan Shore <ashore@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Problem with an SQL UDF created from a procedure within a service
program

Before I forget, we are on V7r3
I have a procedure (NEXTNUMBER) within a service program (VALUES) This is
working in a number of programs I even created a test program that uses this
procedure, just so that I could STRDBG and look at the logic flow It works
It accepts 2 parameters, the second one being optional First parameter is a
char(50) parameter Second parameter is a logical parameter

Below is how I created the SQL function
When I run the function in STRSQL

select NBTYGPL.NEXTNUMBER('ALAN SHORE TEST') from SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1

Using STRDBG in another session (after using STRSRVJOB), I can see that the
first parameter is garbage Anyone any idea what I did wrong?

As always - all answers gratefully accepted

Here is how I created the SQL function

CREATE FUNCTION NBTYGPL.NEXTNUMBER (
INORD CHAR(50) )
RETURNS NUMERIC(12, 0)
LANGUAGE RPGLE
SPECIFIC NBTYGPL.NEXTNUMBER
NOT DETERMINISTIC
NO SQL
CALLED ON NULL INPUT
DISALLOW PARALLEL
EXTERNAL NAME 'NBTYGPL/VALUE(NEXTNUMBER)'
PARAMETER STYLE GENERAL



Alan Shore
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