Re: Character conversion

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RPG questions should really be posted to RPG400-L...

But, %char() converts data in a numeric field to it's human readable 
representation in a character field.  (I think you are confusing it with 
the BASIC CHR$() function that converts an ASCII code point to a character.)

Assuming you want to put a byte containing the value decimal 105 (hex 
69) together with a byte containing decimal 12 (hex 0c) then the RPG 
code would be:

bc = x'69' + x'0c'


On 8/2/2011 6:12 PM, John McKee wrote:
> I am trying to build a composite code 128 bar code.  The composite part is that I am needing to use mode B and mode C.
>
> I have a sample barcode and when I compare my results, the bars don't match.
>
> Today, I had a "bright idea".  Run a test program in debug mode and look at the character string that the test program built.
>
> What I have, partially is:
>
> eval bc  = %char(105) + %char(12)
>
> The bc field is defined as character.
>
> When I looked at the bc variable in debug, it showed 10512
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> Is debug "helping" me like Windows usually does?  Or, am I using the wrong BIF?  Looking at the manual, %char would seem to be the right BIF.  I seem to remember something a few months ago where debug does try to "help".  I can't remember enough of what I think I remember to search the archives.
>
> Seems like a stupid question, to me.
>
> Thanks for assistance.
>
>
> John McKee