RE: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same size as some numeric field?

Francis,

Thanks for the reply.  However, my question wasn't how to get the data
into the character field from the numeric.

My question was how to define the character field.

What I'd like to be able to do is something like:

     D myNumFld        s             10p0  

     D myDS            DS                  qualified
     D  myCharFld                      a   like(myNumFld)

And have myCharFld end up as a char(10) field.

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lapeyre, Francis
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 12:24 PM
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: RE: Easy way to define a DS char subfield the same 
> size as some numeric field?
> 
> Use the %editc or %editw BIFs and %trim the result into a 
> character field.
> 
> If you use a DS, that will make your numeric field packed, 
> which you may not
> want.
> 
> Francis Lapeyre
> IS Dept. Programmer/Analyst
> Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
> E-mail: flapeyre@xxxxxxxx 
> 
> 
> 
> -----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 numeric
> field?
> 
> 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
> --
> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer Mitsubishi Electric 
> Automotive
> America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
>  
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