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First, Thank You Scott for all your help. I think you deserve an ataboy.

PGMA uses a display file to get a processing date                               
         PGMA = MSG7AB
              then puts the date in a field (*note this is not a true date 
field)
              this field is numeric, length of 8.  Then we chgvar this field 
into
              &CPER so I can pass it to PGMB. (At this point &CPER is all
              I'm concerned about) The SBMJOB is in PGMA.

             SBMJOB     CMD(CALL PGM(MSG7AE) PARM(&CPER &VPER &INCAID &WSALL)) +
            JOBQ(QBATCH) JOB(STC_OUT)
     still at this point &CPER is 15 5

PGMB does my opnqryf, over rides then calls my main module                      
PGMA = MSG7AE =  module MSG7AECL and MSG7AE
               I chgvar &CPER to &CALDT(8 char)
              CALLPRC    PRC(MSG7AE) PARM(&CALDT &VALDT &INCAID
               &WSALL &RECVR)
     Here's where  you hit the nail on the head.
     in my RPG module I have it set to receive at a length of 8 (char)  (and 
get blanks for SCDATE)
                if I change it to a length of 8 0 then you hit the nail on the 
head, I get a decimal data error.

I will try to use your logic to work around this problem. I'm just not quit 
sure what gets passed, that light bulb will
come on sometime afterwhile. Thanks

And to clear up those dirty minds out there, maybe I should have said (Have I 
gone completely zonkers?)
________________________________________________________________________________________
(PGMA consist of 1 CL Module only)
> (PGMB consist of 1 CL Module and a 1 RPG Module)
>
> PS, My first CL (PGMA) is using the
> SBMJOB     CMD(CALL PGM(MSG7AE) PARM(&CPER &VPER &INCAID &WSALL)) +
>            JOBQ(QBATCH) JOB(STC_OUT)

(I rearranged your message to put the info about how PGMA calls PGMB
next to your explanation of what they are)

>
> DCL        VAR(&CPER) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(15 5)
> DCL        VAR(&VPER) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(15 5)
>
> DCL        VAR(&CALDT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8)
> DCL        VAR(&VALDT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8)
>
> CHGVAR     VAR(&CALDT) VALUE(&CPER)
> CHGVAR     VAR(&VALDT) VALUE(&VPER)
>
> CALLPRC    PRC(MSG7AE) PARM(&CALDT &VALDT &INCAID +
>                &WSALL &RECVR)


I'm confused.  I thought "PGMA" was called MSG7AE.  (That's
what your SBMJOB says) but now you're referring to the
RPG procedure as "MSG7AE"???

You've got CHGVAR trying to set a 8-char field equal to a
15.5 field.   I don't think that'll do what you think it will :)
You probably want something like this:

DCL VAR(&TEMP) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(8 0)

CHGVAR VAR(&TEMP) VALUE(&CPER)
CHGVAR VAR(&CALDT) VALUE(&TEMP)

That way you get rid of all of the trailing decimal places,  and the
leading decimals, and just get the 8-digits that you want.

> _____________________________________________________________
>
> Here is a sample of my RPG Module
>
>
> *ENTRY        PLIST
>               PARM                    CALPER       8
>               PARM                    CADTVA           8 0
>               PARM                    INCAID            10
>               PARM                    WSALL              1
>               PARM                    RECVR           10
>
>               Eval                        ScDate = CalPer
>                                                                               
>         (SCDATE  is equal to 8 char)
>
> My program runs fine  but my output is blanks for this field any ideas?
>

First of all, WHICH field is blank?  ScDate?

Second, you have CADTVA defined in your RPG as an 8-digit packed (i.e.
a 5-byte variable) but in your CL you have it defined as *CHAR 8 (which
is an 8-byte variable)   I would expect that to cause a decimal data
error for you, sooner or later...

>
> Am I completely off my Knockers?  If I am please someone put me out of
> my misery
>

You mean off your rocker?!  I've never heard of "off my knockers".
But... "knockers" may not be an appropriate topic for this forum :)

Anyway, since your example didn't make sense to me, I've written
a quick adaptation of what I thought you were trying to do, and it
works for me...  here it is:


PGM        PARM(&CPER &VPER)

DCL VAR(&CPER) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(15 5)
DCL VAR(&VPER) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(15 5)

DCL VAR(&TEMP) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(8 0)

DCL VAR(&CALDT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8)
DCL VAR(&VALDT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8)

CHGVAR VAR(&TEMP) VALUE(&CPER)
CHGVAR VAR(&CALDT) VALUE(&TEMP)

CHGVAR VAR(&TEMP) VALUE(&VPER)
CHGVAR VAR(&VALDT) VALUE(&TEMP)

CALLPRC PRC(MSG7AE2) PARM(&CALDT &VALDT)

ENDPGM


     D testdate        S              8A

     c     *entry        plist
     c                   parm                    calper            8
     c                   parm                    cadtva            8

     c                   eval      testdate = calper
     c                   dsply                   testdate

     c                   eval      testdate = cadtva
     c                   dsply                   testdate

     c                   return




Thanks
Troy C. Dills
Troy.C.Dills@Blum.com
Julius Blum Inc.
704-827-1345 ext 269

spammers  not  welcome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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