RE: The target for a numeric operation is too small to hold the result

MOVE is your only solution.
Put it into a field that's big enough to hold the result you could end up
with. Then use MOVE to copy it without the truncate error being generated to
a fixed-length field on the screen.

-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
If everything is under control, you are going too slow.
- Mario Andretti


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Angela Wawrzaszek
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 12:06 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: The target for a numeric operation is too small to hold the result

How do I get around this error using the eval statement?  I DO NOT want
to make the field bigger,  I just want to truncate the extra decimals.
It is a complex equation,  which I then push the result to a display
field,  so to determine the max field size will be difficult,  plus I
then have to move the 'temp' field to a display field.  

 

I just want to ignore the extra decimals!   I tried eval(r)    also and
still get the same errors   

 

Angela Wawrzaszek

IT Supervisor

Nucor Steel Auburn

(315) 258-4205

awawrzaszek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx