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We've encountered a situation where a LIKE() is making a PACKED variable
when the referenced variable is ZONED. This is causing issues when passing
as a parameter.

Dcl-f MyTable;
// MyColumn is zoned(2)
Dcl-s AlsoMyColumn like(MyColumn);
// AlsoMyColumn is packed(2)

My best guess is that it's something to do with the way File specs bring in
fields. In the compiler listing, the generated Input specs show MyColumn
with the "S" for signed (aka zoned), but the field listing at the bottom
shows P(2,0).

As an aside, a data structure works fine (with the File spec removed).

Dcl-ds MyDataStructure extName('MYTABLE') inz End-ds;
Dcl-s MyDsColumn like(MyColumn);

Can anyone shed some light on this?

7.4 TR 10

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