Re: Entry Parameters

[bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx]

>Date: Thu, 20 Jan 00 19:32:20 +1100
>From: "Simon Coulter" <shc@flybynight.com.au>
>
>Negative values aren't a problem either.
>
>   CALL PGM(JIMCONEX/CHGAPOPEN) PARM('5J' '99011}' '5J' '00012}')
>
>will pass all the values as negative numbers.

Well, duh.  Yeah, I knew that.  But that's even worse than coding
x'00123D' for packed.  Anyway, I didn't want to confuse the issue.

>Homework: "Why is it so?"

Ah done finished mah homework ages ago.

Here's homework for you: how to pass a float parameter from the command
line.
(Describe a method for the "ordinary" user, no more difficult than the
method
for passing negative zoned numbers that you sort of described above.)
Heehee.

(Actually, I agree with you that all programmers should understand the
layout
of numeric values of every type.)

Barbara


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