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Looks like %dec is the winner.  Execute the conversion for 10M times and
below are result:

%dec takes 4 secs.
%int takes 12 secs.
atoi takes 9 secs.


Below are coding:

%dec method ==>
D char            s             10    inz('12    ') 
D num             s             10s 0               
D myIx            s             10s 0               
                                                    
 /free                                              
                                                    
   for myIx = 1 to 10000000;                        
      num = %dec(num :10 :0);                       
   endfor;                                          
                                                    
   *inlr = *on;                                     
                                                    
 /end-free                                          



%int method ==>
D char            s             10    inz('12    ')
D num             s             10i 0              
D myIx            s             10s 0              
                                                   
 /free                                             
                                                   
   for myIx = 1 to 10000000;                       
    num = %int(char);                              
   endfor;                                         
                                                   
   *inlr = *on;                                    
                                                   
 /end-free                                         



Atoi method ==>
H DFTACTGRP(*NO) BNDDIR('QC2LE' :'AHBNDDIR')                
D char            s             10    inz('12    ')         
D num             s             10s 0                       
D myIx            s             10s 0                       
                                                            
D atoi            PR            10i 0 extproc('atoi')       
D  pValue                         *   value options(*string)
                                                            
 /free                                                      
                                                            
                                                            
   for myIx = 1 to 10000000;                                
      num = atoi(char);                                     
   endfor;                                                  
                                                            
   *inlr = *on;                                             
                                                            
 /end-free                                                  


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces+lim.hock-chai=usamobility.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces+lim.hock-chai=usamobility.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of David Gibbs
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 10:57 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: char to numeric

Lim Hock-Chai wrote:
I need to write a process that requires converting a 10 chars field in

a file to a numeric field.  There are millions of records in this file

and speed is very import for this process.  Does any one know of the 
most speedy way to do this conversion?  Note:  This char field is left

justified (contains tailing blanks) and could contain all blanks.

atoi?

D atoi            PR            10i 0 extproc('atoi')
D  pValue                         *   value options(*string)

david

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