Re: if binaryfld = -1 error.

[rick baird <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx>]

wouldn't want to be a dick.

thanks Bob and Scott,

On 12/15/05, Bob Cozzi <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ;(
> Kill me now....
> If the interface is asking for a Bin(2), then you MUST use 5i0 for the data
> type and length in RPG IV. If you use the "B" data-type you're being a dick.
> [tic]
>
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGxTools.com
> RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of rick baird
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:35 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: if binaryfld = -1 error.
>
> Hey all,
>
> I have a weird thing happening.   I'm comparing the null map of a
> trigger buffer field to -1, and i'm getting:
>
> "The target for a numeric operation is too small to hold the result "
>
> relevant code:
>
> * null byte array (23 fields)
>
> d $nuller         s              2b 0 based($nullOffset) dim(23)
> d $nullOffset     s               *   Inz(*Null)
>
> * trigger buffer
>
> d InBuffer        DS         32767
> d  TgFile                       10
> d  TgLibr                       10
> d  TgMemb                       10
> d  TgEvent                       1
> d  TgTime                        1
> d  TgLockLvl                     1
> d  TgFiller1                     3
> d  TgCCSID                      10u 0
> d  TgFiller2                     8
> d  TgOldOffset                  10u 0
> d  TgOldLength                  10u 0
> d  TgONulOfs                    10u 0
> d  TgONulLen                    10u 0
> d  TgNewOffset                  10u 0
> d  TgNewLength                  10u 0
> d  TgNewNulOfs                  10u 0
> d  TgNewNulLen                  10u 0
> d  TgFiller3                    16
>
> .....
>
> c                   eval      $nullOffset = %addr(InBuffer) + TgNewNulOfs
>
> c                   if        $nuller(2) = -1
> c                   eval      @RecNew.LVL2 = 0
> c                   end
>
> I get my error when it hits the above "IF" statement.
>
> In debug, the value of $nuller(2) is -56
>
> what up?   is there some sort of intermediate variable being created
> to resolve $nuller(2) so it can be compared?
>
> thanks,
>
> Rick
>
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