Re: Decimal data errors

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:00:05 -0600, rpg400-l-request wrote

But it's not happening when our program tries to *use* the 
fields (in fact, some of those fields get ignored by our 
program), but when the record is read.

A MONITOR block would work, though, given that the 
programs in question are site-specific, and compiled on 
their box. But again, that presupposes it's applicable to 
the problem at hand, and I don't know enough about them to 
know one way or the other on that.

You need to modify your programs to specify a DS as the result field on the
READ/CHAIN operations.  That way the DD error only occurs if/when the field is
touched.  It will not occur on the read.  It currently happens on the read
because RPG always moves data from the buffer into the field _unless_ you
specify a result DS.  That is why it blows up on the read.  Use the approach
outlined and it won't happen.


Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com