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Re: variable length variable for BARCODE DDS keyword?

"RPG400-L" <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 10/26/2016 08:07:11
AM:
We barcode a part # with the BARCODE DDS keyword. Currently, to allow
for
a 35 character field, and to make the barcode variable in size, I need
to
code 35 record formats, one for each possible length. So, for example,
I
create a RBAR1, RBAR2, RBAR3, ..., and RBAR35.

Is there a better way to handle this? Here is an example DDS section:

Is there some reason you cannot use the VARLEN field-level keyword
for this field so that you only need a single record format?


Sincerely,

Dave Clark

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