RE: prototype parameters

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Look at the cross reference and see if the fields have been redefined as
packed.  

>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Ray, Adam [mailto:aray@fhp.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:16 PM
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      prototype parameters
> 
> This is boggling my mind...
> 
> I have a prototype defined as follows:
> 
> DPRR50130         PR                  EXTPGM('PRR50130')
> D p01                           30A                     
> D p02                           90A                     
> D p03                            9A                     
> D p04                            8S 0                   
> D p05                            8S 0
> 
> I am calling the program as follows:
> 
> C                   CALLP     PRR50130(prvds   : cptds   : CPTTHRU :
> C                                      DOSFROM : DOSTHRU)
> 
> I get the following compile error:
> 
> *RNF7535 30    257 015200  The type and attributes of parameter 4 do not
match those
>                            of the prototype.

> *RNF7535 30    257 015200  The type and attributes of parameter 5 do not
match those
>                            of the prototype.
> 
> The 2 parameters in error (DOSFROM and DOSTHRU) are from a Display file
and are defined there as follows:
> 
> A            DOSFROM        8S 0B 20 37
> A            DOSTHRU        8S 0B 20 54
> 
> I don't understand why I'm getting this error message. It looks to me like
the type and attributes are the same.
> Maybe I'm missing something. Can anyone help me?
> 
> - Adam
> 
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