Re: edit code as variable in %editc()

[Bruce Vining <bvining@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As previously pointed out, %editc requires that the edit code value be a
character constant.

If you want to use a variable edit code value the Convert Edit Code
(QECCVTEC) API documented at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/apis/QECCVTEC.htm
and
the Edit (QECEDT) API documented at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/apis/QECEDT.htm may
be of interest to you. These do require just a bit more work than the RPG
builtin though.

Bruce Vining


On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 9:56 AM, rick baird <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> hey all,
>
> is there a way to use %editc using a variable as the actual code?
>
> for instance:
>
> D $ecd            S              1a
> D $alpha          S             10
>
> $ecd = 'L'
> alpha = %editc(number:$ecd)
>
> when I try this, I get a compile error:
>
> The second parameter $ECD for %EDITC is not a character
> constant of length 1.
>
> seems like a no brainer to me, but is it really possible this isn't
> allowed?
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