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Dang Bob! That's not half bad...
Thanks,
Tommy Holden
-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[
mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 1:43 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Max length of a VARYING field
I like this:
D myOldVarrying S 256A Varying
D myNewVarlen S 256A Varlen(2|4|8)
Where VARLEN defaults to an int4 but 2, 4 or 8 byte integer "lengths"
prefix can
be specified.
That way I can switch to VARLEN and have it default to 4, but VARLEN(2)
provides
a clear indication of something that should remain at the old variable
length
limit.
-Bob Cozzi
www.i5PodCast.com
Ask your manager to watch i5 TV
-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[
mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Barbara Morris
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 12:26 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Max length of a VARYING field
Keith Carpenter wrote:
Barbara Morris wrote:
I'm all for the increased size, but...
I hope there will be an option to retain the 2-byte prefix for
backward
compatibility. If not, this could become an infamous gotcha where if
someone compiles 1 module/program they end up having to fix a whole
series of programs.
Well, there won't be an option because the default will remain at 2.
You will have to code something extra to get a 4 byte prefix.
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