Re: The condition was caused by the program output data containing below hex 40 ...

The best alternative is to use a Read into a DS i.e. DS specified in the result field position. That avoids any explosions on the Read much the same ways as having the file program described would do.

If you then bracket individual field moves with a Monitor group you can not only report on the data but also fix it up if you want.


On 2013-12-03, at 5:26 PM, "Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I did not try it, but I think reading the file in RPG as "program
defined" will allow you to read, analize and delete if bad.

Booth Martin wrote:

In this instance the data is is only for stress testing. Losing a few
dozens of records won't impact what I am doing. and in a live situation
this same error would have already ground things to a halt.


On 12/3/2013 3:05 PM, Jon Paris wrote:

Many - but can you be a bot more specific? After all just deleting records is rarely a cure (or at least it is one where the cure can be as bad as the disease).

Definition of fields? How were the records created, etc. etc.


On 2013-12-03, at 3:52 PM, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The file has about 2.5 million records. Some of those records, I have
no idea how many, give an error and my RPG program fails. Is there a
way to process the file and delete those troublesome records?

Cause . . . . . : The condition was caused by the program output data
containing below hex 40 ...
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