Re: Character to Numeric can it be cleaned up -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Character to Numeric can it be cleaned up
From: Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 09:37:21 -0400
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Carel Teijgeler wrote:
> Bill,
> 
> Unfortunately, %DEC is not fully matured on V5R1 and only accept values
> known at compilte time (read: hard coded values). This BIF is therefore
> rather useless at this OS level.
> 
> And to think of it: this BIF (and its cousins) were developed to dump MOVE
> in /free. (sic!)
>... 

Sorry for the nitpicking, but %DEC, %INT, %UNS, etc. were added to the 
language several releases before /FREE.

Cheers! Hans

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