RE: %Int

["Haas, Matt" <Matt.Haas@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There's a procedure you can get from bvstools.com (I think) called #CtoN that 
does allow all blanks. I think the CGIDEV/CGIDEV2 libraries have a similar 
routine.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Morris [mailto:bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 1:55 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: %Int


Tim Kredlo wrote:
> 
> I am using %Int to convert an alpha screen field (6D B CHECK(RB) ) to a
> shorter numeric field (5S 0).
> Works except when the field is ALL blanks, then I get a 'A character
> representation of a numeric value is in error' error.
> 
> Checked manual ("Blanks are allowed anywhere in the data. For example, ' + 3
> ' is a valid parameter.") and archives.
> 
> Am I doing something wrong or does %Int not work with 'all blank' fields.
> 

%Int doesn't work with all blank fields.  Blanks are allowed anywhere,
but not everywhere.

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