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Dan, RPG IV has the same feature but even better. The IGNDECERR(*YES) feature did not fix bad data, just ingored the field and left whatever was in it previously. RPG IV has the FIXNBR keyword that allows you to specify *ZONED , *INPUTPACKED or both and will actualy set the field value to ZERO if invalid numeric found. "Fisher, Don" <dfisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Sadly, there exist RPG III programs with features that make conversion to RPG IV difficult. One such feature is the compiler option IGNDECERR(*YES). For those unaware of this option, it allows the program to ignore decimal data errors in any numeric field. This is an important feature for developers lacking the motivation to test the program and clear up these errors. Donald R. Fisher, III Project Manager Roomstore Furniture Company (804) 784-7600 extension 2124 DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx also regression risk".
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