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  3. February 2004

Re: Using the Test Opcode in Free Format

Simon Coulter wrote:
>>  Test (ED) *MDY0 scrDate ;
>> scrDate is a 6 digit numeric field.  We are on V5R2.  Is the syntax
>> incorrect?
>
> Of course, that's why the compiler is complaining. In free-form RPG
> you cannot have any space between the op-code and the op-code
> extender.
> Thus:
>
> Test(ED) *MDY0 scrDate ;
>
> Further, the 0 separator form is not allowed with a numeric field.

Thanks to you and Bob.  I wish there had been an example in the RPG manual
showing the lack of a space.

The 0 was just a leftover from trying to troubleshoot.

Bill

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