Re: Entry Parameters

[Raul Jager <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

CALL will always pass numeric parameters as 15.5  If you need something
different, as in this case, you need to write a command to call your
program.


Jim Langston wrote:
> 
> V3R7M0  RPGLE
> 
> I wrote an RPGLE program that is supposed to accept four
> numeric values as parameters.
> 
> D FromCompNum     S         2S 0
> D FromBatch       S         6S 0
> D ToCompNum       S         2S 0
> D ToBatch         S         6S 0
> 
> C    *Entry    PList
> C              Parm       FromCompNum
> C              Parm       FromBatch
> C              Parm       ToCompNum
> C              Parm       ToBatch
> 
> C              If         APComp = FromCompNum And
> C                         APBatc = FromBatch
> <SNIP>
> 
> I call it thustly:
> 
> CALL PGM(JIMCONEX/CHGAPOPEN) PARM(51 990110 51 000120)
> 
> The If statement bombs with a Decimal Data Error.  Putting it in Debug
> Mode, I see that my four parameters contain garbage.  How am I supposed
> to call this thing?  Do I have to pass them as character strings?  If
> so, I would
> create a Data Structure Like:
> 
> D                     DS
> D                                  FromCompNum    1    2S 0
> D                                  FromCompAsStr   1    2
> 
> Then put FromCompAsStr in my Parm statement.  Is this what I have to do?
> 
> I know this will work, I have done it in the past, and will do it now
> while
> waiting for a response, but isn't there another way?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Langston

-- 
  Raul A. Jager W.
Asuncion - Paraguay
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