RE: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same size as somenumericfield?

If you are willing to be off by 1 char one even number size pack field,
you could do below:
D numDS1          ds                                 
D  numField1                    10p 0                
D  numField2                          like(numField1)
                                                     
D numDS2          ds                                 
D  numField3                     5p 0                
D  numField4                          like(numField3)
                                                     
                                                     
D charDs          ds                                 
D   charField1                  -1    like(numDS1)   
D   charField2                  -1    like(numDS2)  


If you compile about, you should see that charField1 is decalred as 11
bytes long and charField2 is 5 bytes long.

Since are Charles, I'm sure you know why that is the case :).

 

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lim Hock-Chai
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:20 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same size as
somenumericfield?

Not sure about pack field.  However, it can be done in zone field.

D numDS           ds                             
D  numField                     10  0            
                                                 
D charDs          ds                             
D   charField                         like(numDS)

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:12 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same size as some
numericfield?

All,

I've got a standalone field defined as packed(3,0).

Is there an easy way to define a DS subfiled as char(3)?

In other words, given any specific numeric field, how can a define a
corresponding character field large enough to hold the numeric data
without having to hardcode the subfield size?

The DS is used to send out an email message.  If there isn't an easy way
to do what I want, I'll just get rid of the DS altogether and use eval +
some bifs to build the message.  That may be a better option, but for
instructional purposes, I would like to show a DS without hard coded
sizes.


Thanks,

Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer Mitsubishi Electric Automotive
America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

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