Char to numeric conversion question

Hello All,

Ok here's my problem. I am converting a spool file
into a data base work file.  I am reading the spooled
file records and trying to convert edited numeric
values into packed fields for storage.

For example I have a value from the spool file that
comes in as character 'bbbbb25.03' and I want to put
this into a 9,2 packed field.

I looked for RPGIV built in functions but could find
none that seemed to do the job.  Any suggestions on
how to do this in a relatively simple way?

Thanks in advance
-Paul

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