Re: %decpos

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

Rob,

 The simple answer?  It's not allowed!  When the %DecPos() BIF came 
out I thought it would be  great to allow handling the entire field's 
definitions dynamically in %Dec().  But the compiler wouldn't allow 
it.  So it has very limited use.

 It was quickly requested in these forums (and probably several 
others), but the restriction doesn't seem to have been lifted.  Maybe 
Barbara can enlighten us as to why this is so and if there are plans 
to expand %Dec()'s capabilities.

 -mark


At 7/24/2012 09:22 AM, you wrote:
> Why can I do this:
> d mydecimal s 2p 0 inz(*zero)
> mydecimal=%dec(rplAry(x):%size(mydecimal):0);
> but not this
> mydecimal=%dec(rplAry(x):%size(mydecimal):%decpos(mydecimal));
> RNF0329: The third parameter for %DEC or %DECH is not valid.
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