RE: Getting an entire record as a character string

Ok, then try it with a negative numeric value.  What you get in the character 
field is NOT directly readable as a numeric value UNLESS you know how to read 
it as such....

I'm not trying to be difficult here....  I just want to make you aware that 
there are side effects that you may have to deal with....

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-297-2863 or ext. 1863



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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of James H H Lampert
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 12:03 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Getting an entire record as a character string


"DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Well, despite the other answers you've received, I don't 
think it's quite that simple. 

Actually, it appears likely that it is, particularly given 
that everything in the source record is either character 
or zoned.

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JHHL