%char?? what am I doing wrong?? -- RPG400-L

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I'm trying to use the BIF %char, I'm getting an error. I'm doing something wrong, but what?

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in subfile
     A            $TCPY#          5Y 0B 6 16
     A            $TCPYB          2Y 0B 6 22CHECK(RZ)
     A            $QTYOR         8Y 0O 8 32EDTCDE(3)

in rpg
D @@desc                       50    Overlay(nprm:61) Inz
.....
Eval            desc = 'Tranfer ' + %char($qtyor) +
                   ' to ' + %char($tcpy#) + ' ' +
                   %char($tcpyb) + ' ' + $tcpyn
.........
*RNF0386 30        146400 The parameter for %CHAR is not valid.
*RNF0386 30        146500 The parameter for %CHAR is not valid.
*RNF0386 30        146600 The parameter for %CHAR is not valid.
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Thanks for your help

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William A.(Tony) Corbett
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