Re: Trigger Buffer and Ext def DS

[Frank.Kolmann@xxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks Barbara you're a gem,
you are right (of course), I was using CVTOPT.
I will fix my program.

Frank Kolmann

>From: Barbara Morris <bmorris@ca.ibm.com>

>Frank, I think the problem is that you specified CVTOPT(*VARCHAR) on
>your compile or in your H spec.  Check your cross-reference - I think
>you'll see that with the external-DS version, those fields aren't
>actually VARYING.
>
>
>You probably don't want to specify any CVTOPT.  CVTOPT is really there
>for converted RPG/400 programs that had to use CVTOPT to get those
>fields into the program.  CVTOPT makes the fields come into the program
>as ordinary character (as opposed to varying or date, or whatever the
>original type was).


>>
>> I noticed recently that someone asked how to get data fields from
>> the trigger programs buffer and saw a reference to external defined
>> DS, so I gave it a try.
>>
>> I had problems because all the Varying Char fields were 2 bytes
>> bigger than they should have been.  When I program described
>> the fields in the DS and made the Varying Char fields the
>> proper size all worked OK.
>>
>> There is probably a PTF for this and I have ordered the latest Cume
>> others may have a similar issue.
>>