RE: Prototype for a command parameter.

["Andrew Borts" <Andrewb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Who .. me... NEVER.. (make note in day planner - stop using "B"....)

Forum looks NICE!

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Cozzi (RPGIV) [mailto:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 5:20 PM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Prototype for a command parameter.

Ya'sir. It is nearly the same, except the "B" data type should have gone
the way of Indicate usage in RPG. I hope no one is still using "B" data
types out of habit!

B is limited to -9999 to +9999
I has a range of -32k to +32k


Bob Cozzi
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On
> Behalf Of Andrew Borts
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:09 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Prototype for a command parameter.
>
> Is 5I 0 the same as 2B 0?
>
> I wouldathunk it would be like so...
> D List      DS
> D  nCount                  2B 0
> D  ObjectList             10A    DIM(300)
>
> Andrew Borts / Webmaster
> Seta Corporation
> 6400 East Rogers Circle
> Boca Raton, FL 33499
>
> E-mail: Andrewb@setacorporation.com
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Cozzi (RPGIV) [mailto:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 5:02 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Prototype for a command parameter.
>
> The parameter will be sent as a list value since you have MAX(300)
> specified.
> The first two bytes will contain a 2-byte binary (or "short" integer)
> value that identifies the number of elements sent on the list.
>
> Your parm will need to be MOVEL'd to a data structure that has
something
> like this defined:
>
> D List      DS
> D  nCount                  5I 0
> D  ObjectList             10A    DIM(300)
>
>
>
> Bob Cozzi
> cozzi@rpgiv.com
> Visit the new on-line iSeries Forums at: http://www.rpgiv.com/forum
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of rob@dekko.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 2:45 PM
> > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: Prototype for a command parameter.
> >
> >
> > I have a command parameter set up like:
> >              PARM       KWD(OBJ) +
> >                         TYPE(*GENERIC) +
> >                         LEN(10) +
> >                         SNGVAL( +
> >                           (*ALL )) +
> >                         MIN(1) +
> >                         MAX(300) +
> >                         EXPR(*YES) +
> >                         VARY(*YES) +
> >                         PROMPT('Objects')
> >
> > On the screen it looks like:
> > Objects  . . . . . . . . . . . .  __________     Name, generic*,
*ALL
> >                + for more values  __________
> > How do I define this in my PR and PI?
> > I tried the following
> >      D  Obj                        3002a   options(*varsize)
> > and
> >      D  Obj                        3002a   varying
> > and in debug they were both null.
> >
> > Rob Berendt
> >
> > ==================
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temporary
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> > Benjamin Franklin
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