Re: data decimal error

You can record the lenght of the last ds wrote on the file
and move back only the left part untill the stored lenght
thi prevent decimal error but don't clear the new fileds.
Once you write the ds again you got the new lenght.

--- Peter Dow <pcdow@MailAndNews.com> wrote:
> Hi Ron,
> 
> Yes, you'd need the name of the data structure, or
> something that had a 1-1
> correspondence to that name as a key field.
> 
> Peter
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Hawkins" <hwarangron@home.com>
> To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 3:03 PM
> Subject: RE: data decimal error
> 
> 
> > Peter,
> >
> > We just make the "fix" program generic enough and it
> works fine. Pass in
> the
> > starting position and the length and the key to the
> records and one fix
> > program handles it all. Now, if you can't come up with
> a standard key to
> the
> > file, it would be a problem.
> >
> > Ron Hawkins
> >
> >
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