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  3. March 2011

Re: Convert Character to Numeric


On Mar 2, 2011, at 3:26 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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.

You are mis-understanding the function of those values. They specify the precision of the _output_ of the BIF. _Not_ the format of the input.

Simple specify those values to be the largest you would ever want an %Dec will do it for you. No need to make life any more complicated than that.


Jon Paris


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