At this point all compile-time expressions are not supported (with the
exception of named constants, thanks to some earlier APARs from Kurt).
I asked Barbara and she said that %len is the better BIF to use because it
takes varying into account and maps from characters to bytes. So I think
we should prioritize supporting that BIF first.
From: Kurt Anderson <Kurt.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio
Client for System i & iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 06/23/2015 04:37 PM
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RFE Vote time - compile-time expression in data
typing
Sent by: "WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Same result when using %size, the outline shows Unknown(0).
I'm not sure what benefit you're shooting for by using %size.
Maybe we're viewing the statements with different context in mind. All I
want to do is create a varying variable with the same size as a non-varying
variable. %len has been working perfectly for me.
Not that you'd want to do the following, but by using %size over %len you'd
get odd sizes as a result.
dcl-s blah1 varchar( 10 );
dcl-s blah2 varChar( %size( blah1 ) );
Blah1 = 10 characters in length
Blah2 = 12 characters in length
Kurt Anderson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst - Application Development, Service Delivery Platform
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From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CRPence
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 4:28 PM
To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RFE Vote time - compile-time expression in data
typing
On 23-Jun-2015 12:40 -0600, Kurt Anderson wrote:
I entered a PMR, but am told my issue is as-designed so an RFE is
needed to change how it works.
Here is the problem. In the example below, blahVarying shows up in the
outline as Unknown(0). I supplied 'blah' as its own definition, but it
could come from a file, copybook, or wherever.
dcl-s blah char( 10 );
dcl-s blahVarying varChar( %len( blah ) );
[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=
73185]
I can not access the content at the link [despite being logged in to
ibm.com], but the %size() should be used in that context instead of the
%len().?
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Regards, Chuck
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