Re: Using eval on debug command line

Hey Bill - something is missing from each of your examples, right? I think the first one - for viewing - should be

EVAL DataStructureNAME

No equals sign.

As to the second one, I think you want something like

eval DataStructureSubfield = value

Now shall we begin to discuss qualified data structures? :)

Actually there is tremendous help in help - F1 in the command line tells all - albeit a little confusing at times.

HTH
Vern

On 9/28/2012 4:46 PM, WAJE0822 wrote:

I'm not sure what you're trying to do with the EVAL, but If you are trying to see the value of the DS, just use an EVAL = DataStructureNAME, if you're trying to change the DS, use an EVAL = DataStructureSubfield.
Hope this helps

Bill
On Sep 28, 2012, at 2:25 PM, Gary Thompson <gthompson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks Barbara. I'm too much an rpg hack, but I can change, someday, maybe.

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On 9/27/2012 9:39 AM, Gary Thompson wrote:

Why do I get an "Assignment type error occurred."
when I code an eval on the debug command line that attempts to copy a
5k byte field into a data structure?

RPG considers a data structure to be also a character field, but the debugger thinks a data structure is just a data structure.

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