Re: %Dec changed from V5R1 to V5R4?

["M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Jerry,

 I seem to recall that some later releases relaxed some of the 
restrictions.  That was one of them.

 -mark


At 6/20/2011 02:56 PM, you wrote:
> I am trying to use a program on a V5R1 system that I wrote and used for
> years on a V5R4 system.  However, during the compile I get an error:
>
>
> RNF0327 30      2 The first parameter for %DEC or %DECH is not valid.
>
>
> The line in error is:
>
>
> work150 = %dec(value:15:0);
>
> value is defined as 15a.
>
> work150 is defined as 15p 0 decimals.
>
> Like I said, I used %dec( ) in V5R4 to convert character expressions to
> numeric values; was this ability something added after 5.1?
>
> I guess I could use the "old" MOVE VALUE WORK150 method since all I'm trying
> to accomplish is convert an alphameric field, which is all numeric
> characters, to a numeric field, anyway.  But any other (more "modern")
> suggestions would be welcomed.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jerry C. Adams
>
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