AW: Strange error message -- RPG400-L

Peter,

as far as I remember we had the same problem when we did our first RPG-Free
progams.
The reason were missing PTFs.
You should check for SI0009 and SI07461. If they are not installed this is
probably your problem.
But I'm not sure if it happened on V5R1 or V5R2.

Regards,
GEFIS Gesellschaft für
Individual-Software mbH
Werner Noll

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Von: Peter Colpaert [mailto:Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. November 2003 09:17
An: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Strange error message


Hi group,

I tried to compile a /free format RPGLE program, and came across a strange 
phenomenon.

Even though the CODE verifier gives the program a clean bill of health, 
the compiler chokes on it:

 5722WDS V5R2M0  020719 RN        IBM ILE RPG             PETER/CALCSTOCK2 
        S44E6234   05/11/03 09:09:51        Page     36 
                            F i n a l   S u m m a r y    
  Message Totals:  
    Information  (00) . . . . . . . :      490    
    Warning      (10) . . . . . . . :        0    
    Error        (20) . . . . . . . :        0    
    Severe Error (30+)  . . . . . . :        0    
    ---------------------------------  -------    
    Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . :      490    
  Source Totals:  
    Records . . . . . . . . . . . . :      886    
    Specifications  . . . . . . . . :      827    
    Data records  . . . . . . . . . :        0    
    Comments  . . . . . . . . . . . :       27    
         * * * * *   E N D   O F   F I N A L   S U M M A R Y   * * * * *   
 
                 C o d e   G e n e r a t i o n   M e s s a g e s           
 
Error creating source debugger information.   
An error occurred during translation.   
 * * * * *   E N D   O F   C O D E   G E N E R A T I O N   M E S S A G E S 
   * * * * * 

This seems to be caused by the following statement:

/free
Chain (frmdcd:frtycd:fropcd:frclc1:M(Ctr).MonthName) Stock2;
/end-free

whereby frmdcd, frtycd, fropcd and frclc1 are alpha fields, and 
M(Ctr).MonthName is a numeric subfield of a qualified data structure.

When I change the keys of Stock2 so that the numeric field is in front of 
the alpha fields, the program compiles just fine.

I checked the archives and apparently this is a bug in the compiler. (Note 
to the IBM'ers on this list: are you aware of this and working on a fix?)

According to our system guy, we are up to date on PTF's for 5722WDS, so my 
question is whether anyone has found a way to circumvent this problem, 
short of changing the key order on existing production files, or creating 
additional logicals.

Thanks for any help.

Peter Colpaert
iSeries Application Developer

Honda Europe NV
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