Re: DDS field lenght doubt.

[Buck Calabro/commsoft<mcalabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I have a display file with a field (I/O) alfanumeric 512 
>lenght, but when I try to read it it only reads 256 positions, 
>and I would like to read it all (512). What should I do ?

It sounds like you are using RPG400.  If you use RPG IV
this restriction goes away.  If you absolutely MUST use RPG400,
define a data structure with the name of your 512 byte field.
This should override the length to 512.  If you define an
array:

E                    DTA       512  1 
IFLD512      DS                            512 
I                                        1 512 DTA 

then you can manipulate individual bytes of the 512 byte
field fairly easily.  You can see that this is something
of a hassle in RPG400...

Buck Calabro
CommSoft, Albany, NY
mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net



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