Re: Convert Character to Numeric

[Jeff Young <cooljeff913@xxxxxxxxx>]

As I indicated, the %dec bif requires that the length and decimals be known at 
compile time.
The values for the data I am converting are only known at run time.

Thanks,
 
Jeff Young 
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From: Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, March 2, 2011 2:00:53 PM
Subject: Re: Convert Character to Numeric

%dec should work for you.

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Mike Wills
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On Mar 2, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Jeff Young <cooljeff913@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have a character field where the number of digits and decimal places is 
> stored
> in a file.
> I need to convert this to a fixed length numeric field that is defined in my
> program.
> It appears that the %Dec BIF required a literal or a value that is known at
> compile time.
> What is the best way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff Young
> Sr. Programmer Analyst
> IBM -e(logo) server Certified Systems Exper - iSeries Technical Solutions V5R2
> IBM  Certified Specialist- e(logo) server i5Series Technical Solutions
> Designer V5R3
> IBM  Certified Specialist- e(logo)server i5Series Technical
> Solutions Implementer V5R3
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