Re: How do I retrieve the RRN of a PF or LF in a RPG program. -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: How do I retrieve the RRN of a PF or LF in a RPG program.
From: Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:10:39 -0400
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On 2020-08-27 1:23 p.m., Justin Taylor wrote:

Really? I think a 4 byte binary was int(10).

The RRN subfield in an INFDS has been an unsigned binary value, UNS(10), for a few releases. I don't remember which release it was when database changed so that the RRN could be bigger than the maximum value for a 4 byte binary.

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