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

"MD, Sadique" <Sadique.MD@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.

Correct. That is why it is called packed decimal. The eleven digits are
packed into 6 bytes. With zoned decimal the eleven digits occupy 11 bytes.
That's how it's supposed to work. Why is this a problem?

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