RE: Problem with Data Decimal Error

My programs are never compiled to ignore decimal data errors.   If the
data is bad I want to know it.

Marvin


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Young
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 5:15 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Problem with Data Decimal Error

IMHO, the program did not fail before due to being compiled with the
keyword FIXNBR (?) *Zoned *INPUTPACKED.
In other words, the programmer told the compiler, dont bother me about
these things, just set them to zero.
Not a good idea as you have found out.


Ed Murphy <EMurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The sub-field of a ds is not validated until you actually try to use it.


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marvin Radding
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:14 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Problem with Data Decimal Error

Yes, there was a problem. It is usually a data structure that is not
getting initialized properly after the one line modification. So I tack
an INZ on the data structure and everything is cool. My question is why
didn't this show up before?

Marvin


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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces+mradding=dpi-west.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Booth Martin
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:58 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Problem with Data Decimal Error

Aside from why this happened when you did nothing to it, have you looked
at the section of code? Is there a data decimal error problem? 



Another question: when you comment the new line you added, so everthing
is just as before, and compile, does the data decimal error go away? I
ask that because you may not be working with the same source as was used
to compile the working program. I've had situations where a programmer
couldn t fix a problem so he just left the broken source code for the
next guy.





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Booth Martin

http://www.martinvt.com

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-------Original Message-------



From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries

Date: 06/21/05 11:50:18

To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries

Subject: Problem with Data Decimal Error



I have a problem with Data Decimal Errors. I have a working program

that normally runs with no problems. I add one line of code and now

when it runs it encounters a data decimal error in a area of the program

that I have never modified. This is really frustrating me.

We are working in V5R1 with RPG/ILE.



Thanks ahead of time for all of your help.



Marvin







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