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Probably not.... Eric DeLong Sally Beauty Company MIS-Project Manager (BSG) 940-898-7863 or ext. 1863 -----Original Message----- From: Dan [mailto:dbcerpg@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:19 AM To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries Subject: Re: using LIKE() for data length and changing data type Any takers on this? --- Dan <dbcerpg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Assuming mydbfld is 8,0 packed, in your example, Myfld will also be 8,0 packed. I want Myfld to > be an 8 byte character data type. I envisioned being able to do something like: > > D p_glDate s a LIKE( JAGLDT ) > > or maybe even > > D p_glDate s a %LEN( JAGLDT ) > > where JAGLDT is an 8,0 packed numeric, and I want p_glDate to be an 8-byte character data type. > The reason for this is that p_glDate is a parameter passed to the program from a Java app on the > web, and it is my impression that the Java app cannot (easily?) pass packed data. In fact, the > web app is already written, and I was rewriting the server app on the AS/400, but wanting to > avoid > coding this: > > D p_glDate s 8a > > I have several numeric fields for which the corresponding *Entry parameter fields are character. > > TIA, Dan > > --- rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > If you do a > > D myds Ds > > D Myfld like(mydbfld) > > > > Is Myfld packed? If so then wouldn't myds be that length? > > > > (Sample may not be positionally correct) > > > > Rob Berendt > > > > > > > > Dan <dbcerpg@xxxxxxxxx> > > Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > 02/18/2003 03:21 PM > > Please respond to RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries > > > > > > I thought this was possible, but am getting stumble-blocked. > > > > I want to define a stand-alone variable in RPG-IV (v4r5) that is character > > with the same length as > > the data length of a database field that is a packed numeric. So, if > > field CustNumber in a file > > is defined as 8,0 packed, I want a standalone field CustNumberAlpha to be > > defined as 8 character. > > Without having to hardcode the 8. > > > > A data type entry is not allowed on a D-spec when the LIKE keyword is > > being used. > > > > Is there a way to do this in v4r5? If not, how about v5r2? > > > > TIA, Dan __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.
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