Re: equivalent data type for packed field in Display file

i am also trying to define my field directly for the screen like below
only difference is i am defining like below without using EDTCDE-

A Fld1 2N O 7 39

But i don't see my field name 'FLD1' on the screen like above, whereas
within the same DDS other fields which are defined using reffld and have
some text under Functions their data is displayed as is on the screen.

So not sure how the field name could be displayed here if I am not using
REFFLD and Functions.in the DDS of display file.


Thanks


On Mon, 25 Jul 2022 at 19:54, Sean Courtney <scourtney@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

the first field "MANUAL" is decimal(5, 0) and directly defined on the
screen

the second field "DBREF" references a field in the Database which is also
decimal(5, 0)

Both have edtcde("Z") to suppress zeroes

Hope this helps!



.AAN01N02N03A.Name++++++RLängeDDsFZeiPosFunktionen++++++++++++++++++++++++++
...+... 9 ...+... 0
A R TESTWIN

A MANUAL 5Y 0O 2 3EDTCDE(Z)



A DBREF R O 4 3REFFLD(Formal/Field *LIBL/File)

A EDTCDE(Z)



Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards / Bien à vous,

Seán


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Subject: Re: equivalent data type for packed field in Display file

so , i defined it with data type 'N' but when gave some name to this
field in DDS of display file then that name does not get displayed on the
screen i can see only once i put '?' just before that field on the screen i
mean once i do 17 then 12 against the record format under which this field
is being defined then i can see the name of this field which i gave while
designing it's DDS and can also see it's length but unlike other fields
names whose text is defined inside the DDS of this display file under
Functions.
i mean when i try to give some text for this field then i get this error
'"keyword 'whatever text name i give to this field' not valid for this
file
type".


So how can I get the name displayed on the screen without putting '?' for
the field which I want to define in my DDS for this Display file? Any
examples please ?


Thanks



On Mon, 25 Jul 2022 at 18:39, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Numeric. RPG will take care of the difference.


Jon P.

On Jul 25, 2022, at 8:46 AM, jerry ven <jerryven95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

What should be the equivalent data type selected in the display file
if

the

physical file's equivalent field is of packed data type with 0
decimal position?


Thanks
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