Re: data area question

"Shrader, Patrick" wrote:
> ...
> Code (V4R5):
> D period         uds                  dtaara(PROCYR)
> D  cmonth                        6s 0
> ...
> Data area definition:
>                                Display Data Area
>                                                              System:
>  Data area . . . . . . . :   PROCYR
>    Library . . . . . . . :     FILLIB
>  Type  . . . . . . . . . :   *DEC
>  Length  . . . . . . . . :   6 0
>  Text  . . . . . . . . . :   Processing Year and Month
>  Value . . . . . . . . . :   200312
> 

Patrick, by putting the DTAARA keyword on the DS line, you've defined it
as a character type.  Put the dtaara keyword on the numeric variable
itself.  You can't code the U since it's not a DS, so you'll have to
read and write it yourself using IN and OUT.

D  cmonth          s             6s 0 dtaara(PROCYR)

 * If you just want to read the value:
c                  IN     cmonth

 * If you also want to change the value:
c     *LOCK        IN     cmonth
   ....
c                  OUT    cmonth