I am assuming the modifying the sending program is not an option as there could be many. So in the receiving program, I would most likely double define an data structure (once as 5A and the other as 5S 0).
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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Armand Perquin
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 3:04 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Lost in free format conversion.
Hello,
In a RPG3 program a numeric field is converted to a character field and passed as parameter in a call. When this parameter is received in a free format program and the value is positive there is no problem converting it back to a numeric field. But when the value was negative the value in the character field contains a letter so I can convert it to a numeric field with %dec, %int or %uns.
E.g.
Field1 5.0 with value -22256 and parmField1 5A.
When the value from Field1 in RPG3 is moved into parmField1 the value is
converted from -22256 to '2225O'. In this case converting it back to a
numeric field is not possible because of the letter ‘O’. The result is
message RNX0105 is trown.
Can someone please help me to solve this challenge in free format.
Best Regards / Met vriendelijke groet,
Armand
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