Re: RPGLE/400: Zoned Field becomes Packed !

[boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]

Mario wrote:
>i've a zoned field in a file, but when i compile the RPGLE that field
>becomes packed. Why ?

In RPG, when a piece of data is read from a file, the
data is moved from the input buffer to the storage for
that field.  Input fields with the same name might
also be coded in other input files, and those other
fields might have different external formats.  For
example, field BAL may be defined as packed decimal in
one file, zoned decimal in another, and binary decimal
in another!  This is all valid provided the number of
digits and decimal places matches in all places.

Unless a variable is explicitly defined on a D-Spec, it
gets defined in packed decimal format (for compatibility
with older forms of RPG).  This applies to variables
defined on input specs, externally described output
specs, and on calc specs.

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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