RE: Reading an RPG dump

["Tom Huff" <tehuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

See, Murphy is not always an A$$hole.

Tom

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On Behalf Of Pete Helgren
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 1:25 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Reading an RPG dump

  As an additional follow up.

I was able to compile the program and was just about to fire off a debug 
session when the Controller came in an asked about a report that wasn't 
running each night. I told him that I was trying to run it down and it 
appeared that it was a calculation that resulted in a value too large 
for the report field to hold.  The "light bulb" went off in his head and 
he came back with a printout of warehouse item that was $18 billion. (a 
little too big...)

So, it was a data item (as I suspected) and I am pretty sure, now that I 
have compiled the source and looked at the numbering, I know where the 
error can occur.

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.valadd.com
www.opensource4i.com


On 9/29/2010 11:35 AM, Pete Helgren wrote:
>    Ok.  Great suggestions all.  First I am reluctant to run the program
> because I do not know enough about what it will impact since I am not
> familiar with the program and function.  Yes, I could run it in debugt
> but since I am a consultant I'd hate to make this my last day by running
> something that causes downstream problems.  I guess I could try to
> compile. The only thing that may come back to haunt me is that I don't
> know if there is a "tool" I need to use to compile the source in BPCS.
>
> I was hoping that I could figure out the issue, which I am certain is a
> data issue (although the program should anticipate the possible data
> issue) without running the program but I'll see if I can compile it and
> get it to run in debug.  No easy way out I guess.
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions.
>
> Pete Helgren
> Value Added Software, Inc
> www.valadd.com
> www.opensource4i.com