Re: dspf field definition

["Dave Boettcher" <DBoettch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From what I remeber, you have to use the field minus key to make it negative.  Typeing the minus sign doesn't always work.

hth, 

Dave B

> > > "Jay Vaughn" <jayv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 02/12/08 12:59 PM >>>
ok, so i defined it 9y2 with edit code N...

when in debug i run the pgm and enter -111.13 into the screen field... but 
when i look at the value in debug it shows it without the negative sign... 
ex. WSNETGL = 0000111.13

Plus when this is put into the PF it doesn't have the negative sign 
either...

 
Thanks,
 
Jay Vaughn
Senior I5 Programmer/Analyst
RateWatch
(P) 251.209.8968
www.rate-watch.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:59:05 -0600
Subject: Re: dspf field definition


Define your screen field as 9Y/2.  "Y" seems to work better than "S"t, 
in my experience but I can;t tell you why. 

Users I've talked to seem to like the left side minus sign of EDTCDE('N') ?


  Valid entries for display files

These entries are valid for display files.

Entry keyboard shifts    Meaning    Data type permitted
Blank    Default     
X    Alphabetic only    Character
A    Alphanumeric shift    Character
N    Numeric shift    Character or numeric
S    Signed numeric    Numeric
Y    Numeric only    Numeric
W    Katakana (for Japan only)    Character
I    Inhibit keyboard entry    Character or numeric
D    Digits only    Character or numeric
M    Numeric only character    Character





Jay Vaughn wrote:
> I need to accept both +/- numeric data from a dspf field... how should 
that 
> be defined?  Any specific edit codes?
>
> it is a 9,2 defined numeric field...
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Jay Vaughn
> Senior I5 Programmer/Analyst
> RateWatch
> (P) 251.209.8968
> www.rate-watch.com 
>