RE: Maximum size for Varying length field

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: fkany@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Help, I'm still getting the Variable length error.  It's getting the error
> on the line where the field AS400CMD is being built.  Too me it looks like
> it should be long enough to hold the data but it still triggers an error.
> Any ideas?

First, the work you're doing is really way too much.  Try this:

D CMDPART1        C                   'SNDDST TYPE(*LMSG) TOINTNET(('
D CMDPART2        C                   ')) DSTD('
D CMDPART3        C                   ') LONGMSG('
D CMDPART4        C                   ')'

Now you don't need to initialize, nor do you have to worry about defining
the length of those particular fields.

Second, I have seen at least one problem:

>                 CMDPART3 = ') LONGMSG(';

This is TEN characters long, not 9.  I suggest you make the change above and
retry the program.  If you get the error again, Frank, show us the EXACT
error message, as well as the portion of the compiler listing with the line
in error.  I can't fathom you getting a VARYING error with ths code.

Joe