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  3. February 2002

RE: Using API QTWCHKSP

Simon said:

>**** MEMORISE THIS ******
>When using APIs BIN(2) and BIN(4) mean INTEGER data types.
>Use data type I and forget that RPG has data type B.
>BIN(2) == 5I 0, BIN(4)== 10I 0.
>*************************
>
>In fact forget the weird B data type altogether!  Unless your database
>uses them you have no need for them and should use type I instead.

I couldn't agree more.  Alas, the system includes all use "B"!  (wrkmbrpdm
qsysinc/qrpglesrc)  Anybody looking there for examples will have to do the
conversion.  Also, some manuals still use "B" instead of "I" for their
examples.
  --buck

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