RE: Help... %Len initializing field ?

[Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Has this always been like that ?
>
>DBuffer           S          32767    Varying
>DpFixed           S               *
>DFixed            S          32767    Based(pFixed)
>
> /free
>  pFixed = %Addr(Buffer) + 2;
>  Fixed = 'Hello';
>  %Len(Buffer) = %Len(Buffer) + 5;
>  *INLR = *On;
>  Return;
> /end-free
>
>Given this sample... I end up with Buffer containing 5
>blanks... and not my 'Hello' ?

Paul, I think this has always been this way.  When the program starts,
Buffer contains 'undefined' data.  When I set the length explicitly, the
compiler initialises the string to blanks up to the new length (5 blanks.)
This will work as you expect if you set the length prior to setting 'Fixed'.
  --buck