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One more post before I drop this thread!
Here I want to populate a display field before showing the screen :
IF NOT GetMyDossier ( inputParm : DisplayField_myDossier );
D GetMyDossier PR N
D inputParm LIKE ( Ref_InPutParm ) CONST
D myDossier LIKE ( Ref_myDossier )
DisplayField_myDossier is 7A and Ref_myDossier is 9A so it won't
compile like that. Ref_myDossier has been prolonged to 9A in our data
dictionary, but the actual length of dossiers is 7A. So, I <want> the
parameter that is returned to be truncated. I put VALUE on it so that
it will compile. I hope I've done right as I've not used this before.
Still, I find it baffling that the compiler protects me from truncating
the output parameter but I not the input parameter that although I have
indicated <don't change this parameter> by the use of CONST.
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