RE: Strange behavior w/%editc()

["Hillier, Martin" <Martin.Hillier@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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At a guess, any undefined value defaults to a length of 5,0 in RPG.

Because 1 is explicitly defined (not in a variable) its probably got hidden
attributes of 5,0 .

The edit code is then applied to the longest attribute.

Could be completely wrong of course - try bunging the 1 in a 4,0 variable
and see what happens.

Cheers,
        Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: MWalter@hanoverwire.com [mailto:MWalter@hanoverwire.com]
Sent: 26 February 2002 14:58
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: Strange behavior w/%editc()


I have a weird one using the %editc() bif.

I have the following defined:
     Dfclprd           s              6  0 DTAARA(fclprd)
     DdsFiscal         ds             6
     D fiscalYr                       4  0 overlay(dsfiscal:*next)
     D fiscalMo                       2  0 overlay(dsfiscal:*next)

It is used in this way:
     c                   in        fclprd
     c                   move      fclprd        dsFiscal

     c                   eval      headdesc = Center('Fixed Model FY ' +
     c                              %editc(fiscalYr - 1:'X'):40)

The output looks like this:
 Fixed Model FY 02001

If I use the 'Z' edit code, it trims the zero but why is the zero there in
the first place?

BTW I'm on V4R5.

Thanks,

Mark


Mark Walter
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Hanover Wire Cloth a div of CCX, Inc.
mwalter@hanoverwire.com
http://www.hanoverwire.com
717.637.3795 Ext.3040

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