RE: What to map this to?

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

try 10i (or 9i) and see if that extracts it.  If it was packed, 9 digits
would take up 5 bytes, not 4.  You could store 9 digits in a binary
value though, so that's most likely what it is.

Regards,

Jim Langston

If the data doesn't fit the specs, change the specs to fit the data.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Upshall [mailto:rupshall@psasoft.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:44 PM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: What to map this to?


I have a tape that I am being sent by a customer.  I have to input the file
and convert it to our format.

I have a record layout from our customer but it appears the file was created
with COBOL, we use RPG.

My problem is I'm not sure how to input one of the fields.  The field is
defined as positions 21-24, length 4, with a pic claus of PIC S9(9) COMP.
My COBOL is very rusty, I have looked at or written a program since college
and from my memory S9(9) would be a value of -999999999 to +999999999 ...
how does this fit into a feild of lenght 4 and how do I read this value
properly in RPG?


Robert Upshall
Professional Software of Amarillo
(806) 358-8928
rupshall@psasoft.com