How to map alpha to packed in a LF -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: How to map alpha to packed in a LF
From: "M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:54:42 -0500
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I am working with a flat file, originally created as a 36EE file. The catch is that it contains multiple record formats, so I can't just convert it into a standard PF file.

A Multi-Format LF to the rescue, right? I'm running into a situation where the record contains packed data.

A QTY I SST( F00001 25 3 )

makes QTY into an alpha field.

A QTY 5P 0I SST( F00001 25 3 )

does not seem to be allowed:
CPD7410 Message . . . . : Characters in indicated field not allowed.

Is there some way to map the resulting alpha string into a numeric field in the LF's DDS?

-mark

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