Re: 1-Byte Integer data type in RPG

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

I actually saw my first 1 byte binary field just last week.  Some lotus 
notes api.  Tried a 1 byte binary and the system kept changing it under 
the covers to 2 bytes.  Which sure didn't work.  Then I remembered the 
general rule - never use binary, use integer instead.  and the 3i 0 worked 
great.  I did find the documentation that said it would do that under the 
covers.

When they added the 1 byte support I wonder if the lack of a 1b field was 
either:
A)  Because of a desire to get people to go to the more robust integer
B)  Code that was automatically converted from 1 byte to 2 bytes under the 
covers might break if they left it as 1 byte.

Rob Berendt
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