Re: data structure length problem

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you have a "few gaps" in a data structure there are a few ways to deal 
with it.

If you are giving the entire data structure lenght in the DS specs you can just 
ignore those
fields.

D MyStruct     DS      80
D                         1    70 SomeField

If you are not giving the data structure lenght, just use filler fields.

D                 DS
D                        1    70 SomeField
D                      71   80 Filler1

Personally, I like useing Fillers because then I know the programmer didn't 
forget something, also,
then I don't have to give start and end positions and can just use field 
lengths.

D            DS
D                     70 SomeField
D                     10 Filler1

Regards,

Jim Langston

Sean Porterfield wrote:

> Ah.  I've already changed to a program described file to make it work, but
> I think I understand now.
>
> I tried various methods including what you mention below, but I think the
> problem may be that not all of the 801 characters are used.  I have a few gaps
> and nothing from 561-801, so maybe it was calling that a field?  It kept
> referring to my field name (from the file) in the error even when I tried
> renaming the field, naming the data structure, and others.
>
> It's working now, though, so I'm not going to mess with it.
>
> Thanks for everyone's help on this.
>
> Sean

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