RE: Qcmdexc

["Holden Tommy" <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This may be true Rob but this has been this way since RPG III (maybe
even RPG II...been a while...)

It really shouldn't have been that big of a deal to know...(but I
generally put the "p" there myself...after all we all have to "p"
sometimes <tic>) 


Thanks,
Tommy Holden


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Subject: Re: Qcmdexc

Now, see how much time, and bandwidth, was wasted because someone
wouldn't type in a measly P to indicate a packed variable?

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Length and Length1 are defined as standalone numeric fields with the 
data type set to blanks.

The compiler treats these fields as packed.

 From the V5R3M0 reference:

Entry            Explanation
Blank            When the LIKE keyword is not specified:
                                 If the decimal positions entry is
blank, 
then the item
                                 is defined as character

                                 If the decimal positions entry is not 
blank, then
                                 the item is defined as packed numeric
if 
it is a
                                 standalone field or parameter; or as 
zoned numeric if
                                 it is a subfield.

Mel Rothman
Mel Rothman, Inc.

Joe Pluta wrote:
> Length should be packed, I think.  You have it zoned.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
>>From: murali dhar
>>
>>D CMD     S   9A INZ('WRKOBJPDM')
>>D CMD1    S  7A INZ('DSPLIBL')
>>D LENGTH  S  15 5 INZ(9)
>>D LENGTH1 S  15 5 INZ(7)
>>C       CALL   'QCMDEXC'
>>C       PARM              CMD1
>>C       PARM              LENGTH1
>>C       CALL   'QCMDEXC'
>>C       PARM             CMD
>>C       PARM               LENGTH
>>C       SETON                     LR
>>
>>When I tried to change decimal positions from 5  to other number (
> 
> tried
> 
>>diff combinations,like 16 6 etc..)for the fields LENGTH&LENGTH1, the
>>program is not working  and throwing exception which says command
> 
> length
> 
>>not valid..
> 
>