RE: Question about QSYGETPH and long passwords

["Chris Bipes" <chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Binary data is always unsigned.


Chris Bipes
Director of I.S.
CrossCheck, Inc.

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Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 12:29 PM
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Subject: Re: Question about QSYGETPH and long passwords


On 22/12/2007, at 6:45 AM, Chris Bipes wrote:

> That works because you are using small numbers.  In RPGLE it should be

> defined as 10U 0 for true unsigned binary.  Large numbers that turn on

> the high order bit become negative and cause all sorts of issues.

Unsigned should only be used when is explicitly defined in the API
interface. From the "Data types and APIs" section of the Information
Centre:

Binary data