RE: Data structure gets populated for a junk value (mail2)

Hi Mike,

The problem is for 6p(2)= eleven length defined in the data structure, the
next field starting position is Seven, where as if the field is defined as 
11S(2) then the next field staring position is twelve , the data structure
length and positions get changed accordingly.

Thanks
Sadiq   

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Subject: RE: Data structure gets populated for a junk value (mail2)

Sadiq

>D Packed          s             11P 2

you are mis-reading the definition of this field.

An 11S2 and an 11P2 field can hold the same range of numbers.
The difference is how they are stored. The Packed one takes
up less storage than the Signed one.

An 11P2 means maximum of 999999999.99 can be held

If however you define the field Packed as follows:
D Packed                  1     11P 2

then this means that the field occupies 11 bytes of storage
and can therefore hold 9999999999999999999.99 max

HTH

Mike

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