Re: packed v zoned in compiles

["Jim Franz" <jfranz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> some zoned fields like     VNTIME     11      16  0
I should have been clearer.... this is a field
in an externally described file, and is defined in it's dds as 6s 0
The compiler listing (above) shows each field, start,end,#decimals.
The field is not redefined in any data structure or calc statement.
jim


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Slaugh" <ken.slaugh@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:38 PM
Subject: RE: packed v zoned in compiles


> The default is packed. The zoned statement would have to be:
>
>     VNTIME     11      16s 0
>
> This dates back as far as V1 on the System/38.
>
> Ken Slaugh (707) 795-1512 x118
> Chouinard & Myhre, Inc.
> http://www.cm-inc.com/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jim Franz
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 5:51 PM
> To: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: packed v zoned in compiles
>
> I'm trying to explain this to a customer:
> RPG program compile listing shows the file with
> some zoned fields like     VNTIME     11      16  0
> but the list of fields at bottom of compile listing have
> VNTIME     P(6.0)
>
> Why?      same in both V5r1 and V5r2
>
> jim
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