RE: [EXTERNAL] Convert DS to Free Format -- RPG400-L

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Every now and again - I get one

The only reason why I was able to recognize this is that I have done this myself - WAAAAAAAYYYY too many times

Alan Shore
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-----Original Message-----
From: RPG400-L [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 3:00 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Convert DS to Free Format

Great minds, Alan... :) Your message showed up just as I sent my second one.

On 1/7/2020 1:39 PM, Alan Shore via RPG400-L wrote:

Hi Greg
I believe the data structure should be

dcl-ds *n;
s1con char(1) pos(1) dim(30);
s1cn01 char(9) pos(1);
s1cn02 char(9) pos(10);
s1cn03 char(4) pos(19);
s1cn04 char(4) pos(23);
s1cn05 char(4) pos(27);
end-ds;
your way - S1con was 900 characters - 30 x 30 Alan Shore E-mail :
ASHORE@xxxxxxxx Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019 Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640
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