Hi Paul,
Yes, open a PMR. RDI should not be auto-changing valid DDS. If you can,
providing sample DDS & PF source to reproduce the issue would speed things
along ;)
Mike
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From: Paul Bailey <PaulBailey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 2014-08-12 09:07
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Overriding length of referenced fields in DDS
Sent by: "WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
I have some display files that override the length of a referenced field.
It is not a practice I like, and I don't do it if I can help it, but RDi is
causing an issue with some of the existing source we have.
I have one display file (of many) that has this line in the first format:
A RGNO#1EXT R +1Y 0B 4 26REFFLD(CMRGNO)
When I open the display file with RDi, the member opens and is
automatically marked as "changed" (i.e. an asterisk appears next to the
member name in the tabs). I eventually realized that RDi had automatically
changed the above line to
A RGNO#1EXT R Y 0B 4 26REFFLD(CMRGNO)
The +1 length increase was automatically removed! This happens no matter
where the source is, and happens for all RDi users at this company. The
line has not been changed in six years, and CTRL-Z undoes the automated
change and returns the line to what it was before it was loaded.
I've spotted it this time, but I am wondering if I may have missed it
before and now the screen field in some programs is smaller than it should
be. (hard to believe the RPG compiler wouldn't have complained, but there
is a chance I suppose.)
Before I raise a PMR can anyone else see this behaviour?
-Paul.
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