Re: The target for a numeric operation is too small to hold the resul t (C G D F)

[Brian Parkins <parkib@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>I'm getting this error....  Is there an H spec to remove it,
>>or do I use an error code to trap it.?

For the values/definitions you have indicated, the following works fine:

D p_P_tax_var     S             17P 6 
D g_g_txamount    S                   Like(p_P_tax_var) 
D                                     Inz(.176654) 
D linetax         S                   Like(p_P_tax_var) 
D                                     Inz(.000008) 
D Message         S             20A 
 /Free 
    Eval      p_P_tax_var  = 
          (g_g_txamount-linetax)/linetax; 
    Message = %Char(p_P_tax_var); 
    Dsply Message '*REQUESTER'; 
    *InLR = *On; 
 /End-Free 

Maybe something else causing the problem?

Incidentally, RPG IV supports Packed/Zoned definitions of 30,30 as of 
V5R1.  At V5R2 this increased to 31-digits.  V5R3 now allows us 63-digits.

Brian Parkins