RE: varChar() in DSPF? -- RPG400-L

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Subject: RE: varChar() in DSPF?
From: Justin Taylor <JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:20:00 +0000
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Bummer. Thank you

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Subject: Re: varChar() in DSPF?

"RPG400-L" <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 08/27/2019
05:42:21 PM:

How do I define a varChar() field in a DDS DSPF?

Neither display files nor printer files support variable-length
fields. You have to convert to fixed-length and back again.

Sincerely,

Dave Clark

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