Re: [LINUX5250] Re: Problem with FieldMinus or Exit (100- becomes -10)

[Pierre Baudracco <Pierre.Baudracco@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott Klement wrote:
>
> Is this in the numeric field, or in one of the other fields?

In the numeric field.

> > If we hit
> > 1 0 -, the app shows 1è (strangely it is not 1} but this should be a font
> > or map problem) but when we hit Enter (either keyboard or keypad)
> > the value -1,000 appears in the numerical field.
>
> '1}' is what it shows when using the U.S. standard codepages.   I don't
> know what it should show in France, but '1è' seems reasonable.
>
> It should not show -1000 when you hit enter, however.   But, again, I
> can not reproduce this.
>
> >
> > 1 0 0 - gives 10è, the Enter gives -10,000.
> >
>
> This appears to be the same issue.  In both cases, it's adding two zeroes.

No. -10,000 is -10 (or -10.000 as in France "," is used as the decimal
separator,
not the thousand separator)

> I'd be happy to try to solve this issue, but I need to be able to
> reproduce the problem on my side.
>
> Can you send me the DDS for this screen?  So that I can reproduce the
> problem on my end?
>
> Or could you write a small, simple, RPG or CL program that demonstrates
> the problem?
>
> Or, if you can't do either of those things, can you send me a trace file?
>
> (send the trace file to me directly, not to the list, please -- my E-mail
> address should be at the top of this message)

Ok. As the AS400 is not here, I can't do the test now.
As soon as I go to the site I will do and send you what I can.
Is a packet capture withe ethereal for example valuable for you ?

Sorry, what is a DDS  ?
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