RE: Parameters passed not what is received

Peter,

That makes sense.  I was still viewing it from the perspective of not
using variable length fields which is where I started with this.  The
variable lengths was the last attempt to resolve the situation.

I created a command to use instead of calling the program directly and
it seems to be working fine.  Still a couple more tests to go.

Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Levy
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:17 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Parameters passed not what is received

It actually isn't being combined. It just looks that way.
Parameters are like variables based on pointers. The dump
program probably mistook the varying size as 50135, so it was
trying to print out everything in the field. Your string is
actually 32 bytes, but it cut off the first two so that
reduces it to 30. In addition the CALL command allocates
storage for the parameters and they're usually right next to
each other (with a space or two in between). So your
parameter says it's "40 bytes varying", the size says it's
50135 and there's only 30 bytes of data in the field, so when
the dump program outputs the data in storage it looks like
it's simply outputting 40 bytes of storage from the starting
point of that parameter, which overruns into the next
parameter's data.

Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Peter,

I think I understand what you're saying, that's why I included the
message written to the job log.  The parms look like they are being
passed correctly so why are the values being combined?  It

looks to me

like a parameter mismatch but if it is I'm not seeing it.  Maybe
something isn't honoring the end of parameter marker?

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