RE: change data type

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Murali,

Why not create a physical file with the data layout of the file as it currently
exists.
Then create a second physical file with the new, unpacked layout.
Then do CPYF with FMTOPT(*MAP) from the first file to the second.


-Bob Cozzi
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-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jerry Adams
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:11 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: change data type

Rob gave a good explanation of the TESTx opcodes and how they work. 


However, I'm still in the dark as to exactly what it is you're trying to 
accomplish.  Why are you proposing to unpack the fields?  What are you 
trying/hoping to accomplish with the TESTx opcodes? 


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murali dhar wrote:

> Hi All,
>  I have a  flat file with packed data occupied  in different positions of
> each record.I want  to identify the packed fields and convert them to zoned and
create a new record with the unpacked data. Iam not worried if file length gets
changed.
>  Iam looking at some of the op codes  like TESTN/TESTB etc 
>  Request you to propose some suggestions to handle this requirement.
>   
>  Thanks a lot
>   
>  Murali.
>
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