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Re: Weird problem with *ZERO on compare of character value


On 16/05/2009, at 8:54 AM, Alan Campin wrote:

Interesting thing to me is why the compiler even allows it. It should throw
it out as an error because you are comparing an alpha field to a zero (A
numeric field).

ALl figurative constants will match the provided data type thus *ZERO is numeric when used with a numeric operand and character when used with a character operand.

Bet it has something to do with the fact that you are using a figurative
constant instead of a zero. The compiler takes it to mean character zero
instead of numeric zero.


That's correct.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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