Re: Variable length variables and data queues

also, be wary of the opcodes you use with a VARYING field.
forgotten the detail,
but EVAL or MOVE  operate differently if i remember correctly..


At 05:04 PM 7/24/2001, you wrote:
>Aaron,
>
>To use varying length fields in RPG you have to use keyword VARYING.  What
>happens is that the compiler puts a 2-byte integer in front of your variable
>and stores the actual length there (when you put varying length variables in
>data structures, you'll have to take the 2 extra bytes in account).
>
>Joep Beckeringh
>
>
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