Re: Decode base64 to job CCSID? -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: Decode base64 to job CCSID?
From: Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 12:53:02 -0500
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If I specify the CCSID on retDecoded, I get SQLSTATE 42806 "Variable
RETDECODED not compatible or value too long.".

Example:
Dcl-s retDecoded varChar(1000) ccsid(*UTF8) ;

On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 12:32 PM cesco via RPG400-L <
rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You need to know what encoding the encoded in base64 was originally in.
then try to declare retDecoded with that CCSID

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Re: Decode base64 to job CCSID? , Daniel Gross

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