Re: passing different data types field values from CL to RPG

[mlazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 If the CL can't or it is undesirable to be changed, then the next best 
might be to define the RPG parm field a zoned.  Assuming the lengths 
match and you can guarantee that there will only be digits 0-9 passed, 
that should work just fine.

 -mark

On 1/19/2021 10:06 AM, Joep Beckeringh via RPG400-L wrote:
> Simple: make sure the data types match.
>
> When you pass parameters from CL to RPG, the RPG program receives 
> pointers to storage that is defined by the CL program. If the CL 
> defines character variables and the RPG interprets them as numeric 
> (what kind of numeric? Zoned, packed, integer, float?) the content 
> obviously looks like junk to the RPG program.
>
> Joep Beckeringh
>
>
> Op 18-1-2021 om 14:31 schreef techie21 IT:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have two fields let's say fld1,fld2(date field) and having  their data
> > types in CL program as Character but in RPG program they are as 
> > numeric so
> > the problem is happening when we are passing these parameters from CL to
> > RPG program for example if we pass fld2(having date value in it) to a 
> > RPG
> > program then up on debug it's known that it captures some junk value and
> > same happens for fld1( which is character in CL program) and when 
> > same is
> > passed in RPG then it gets some junk value in it i have seen these junk
> > values while debugging both the programs they are passed well from CL 
> > but
> > the moment they come in RPG becomes junk values.how can we prevent
> > this from happening?
> >
> > Any suggestions please?
> >
> >
> > Thanks..