RE: Byte Alignment question with Change User Space Attributes API(QUSCUSAT)

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott,

One more question.  When dealing with a key that needs the 3 byte filler such 
as the auto-extend.

Should the data length field of the input record be 1 or 4???

I think you could use 4 even if it should be 1 since the manual says "If you 
specify a length of data that is longer than the key field's defined data 
length, the data will be truncated at the right. No error message will be 
returned".

This leads me to think 1 is correct, but the actual amount of space allocated 
for "data" is 4; even if this particular key doesn't use it all.

What is the "right" answer?

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

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> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 1:35 PM
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> Subject: RE: Byte Alignment question with Change User Space Attributes
> API(QUSCUSAT)
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> 
> Scott,
> 
> Yes, that makes sense.  That was exactly what my 
> understanding was, I just wanted to make sure I had it right.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> Charles Wilt
> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
>  
>