packed v zoned in compiles -- RPG400-L

Subject: packed v zoned in compiles
From: "Jim Franz" <jfranz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:51:28 -0500
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I'm trying to explain this to a customer:
RPG program compile listing shows the file with 
some zoned fields like     VNTIME     11      16  0    
but the list of fields at bottom of compile listing have
VNTIME     P(6.0) 

Why?      same in both V5r1 and V5r2

jim

Follow-Ups:

RE: packed v zoned in compiles , Ken Slaugh
Re: packed v zoned in compiles , Scott Klement

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