Re: Fields not printing

[Jose Perez <joseenocperez.jp@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would check the length of the field, make sure this info is in the field
you are using to print your detail.

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 2:30 PM Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm about to tear my hair out.
>
> There are 2 fields not printing on an output line.  First a bit of
> background.
>
> Warehouse employees scan a barcode and enter a quantity.  This gets
> captured to a raw scans file.  The quantity will be something like "5.2"
> meaning 5 cases and 2 units.  In my program, I parse this into 2 packed
> fields:
>
> ITMCS = 5
> ITMUN = 2
>
> I print a report, the detail line has both the above fields along with
> others.  But these 2 fields do not print.  Edit code is J meaning zero
> balances print.
>
> First I thought I was overlaying with other fields, but I'm not.  This is
> how far I went:
>
> - I removed every field from the output line except these 2
> - entered debug and stepped through
> - the following are consecutive statements in the program
>
>          // Print it
>          Exsr OverFlow;
>          EXCEPT ITMPRT;
>
>          // Print any errors
>          Exsr EditRtn;
>
>          // Output
>          WRITE PICNTREC;
>
> - I viewed both fields before each of the statements, stepping one by one
> - even the statements in EditRtn
> - both fields have the correct value at all times
> - the printed line, ITMPRT, has nothing
> - the file with record format PICNTREC has these 2 fields and they are
> correct in the file
>
> I cannot figure out why they would be blank on the printout.  No indicator
> used to condition that output.  Other than compiler bug or something so
> stupid that I cannot see it.
>
> What am I missing and thanks.
>
>
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>
>
> Jeff Crosby
> VP Information Systems
> UniPro FoodService/Dilgard
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