Why initial value does not match data type of field?

["Cesar Mendoza" <mendoza_cmg@xxxxxxx>]

  Hello!

  The following is the source for the ADDDUR CL command:

  Opc       Miembro  Tipo Texto

           TESTADDUR CLP  Example Using ADDDUR

  COMPILED WITH: ALLOW(*IPGM *BPGM)

  0001.00 PGM

  0002.00 DCL VAR(&MYDATE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(6)

  0003.00 DCL VAR(&TOMORROW) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(6)

  0004.00 RTVJOBA DATE(&MYDATE)

  0005.00 ADDDUR DATE(&MYDATE) DURATION(-4) RTNDATE(&TOMORROW)

  0006.00 SNDMSG MSG('DATE ---> : ' *CAT &MYDATE ) TOUSR(D9045)

  0007.00 SNDMSG MSG('DATE DURATION: ' *CAT &TOMORROW) TOUSR(D9045)

  0008.00

  0009.00 ENDPGM

  ****************** Fin de datos ***********************************

  The following is the source for the ADDDUR CMD command:

  Opc Miembro Tipo Texto

      ADDDUR  CMD  COMMAND FOR ADD A DURATION TO A DATE

  0019.00 ADDDUR: CMD PROMPT('ADD A DURATION TO A DATE')

  0020.00

  0021.00 PARM KWD(DATE) TYPE(*DATE) DFT(*JOBDATE) +

  0022.00 SPCVAL((*TODAY 000000) (*SYSDATE 000000) +

  0023.00 (*TOMORROW 000001) (*YESTERDAY 000002) +

  0024.00 (*JOBDATE 000003) (*JOBRUN 000003) +

  0025.00 (*SBMDATE 000004)) PROMPT('BASE DATE')

  0026.00

  0027.00 PARM KWD(DURATION) TYPE(*INT4) DFT(1) +

  0028.00 LISTDSPL(*INT4) PROMPT('NUMBER OF DAYS TO +

  0029.00 ADD')

  0030.00

  0031.00 /* RETURNED DATE IS ALWAYS IN JOB DATE FORMAT */

  0032.00 PARM KWD(RTNDATE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(6) RTNVAL(*YES) +

  0033.00 CHOICE('RTN FORMAT: JOB DATE FORMAT') +

  0034.00 PROMPT('CL VAR. RETURN DATE')

  0035.00

  ****************** Fin de datos **********************************

  The following is part of the source ILE RPG for the ADDDUR PGM:

  Opc Miembro Tipo  Texto

      ADDDUR  RPGLE ADDDUR

  0006.00 D ADDDUR PR

  0007.00 D inDate 7A Const

  0008.00 D nDur 5I 0 Const

  0009.00 D rtnDate 6A

  0010.00

  0011.00 D ADDDUR PI

  0012.00 D inDate 7A Const

  0013.00 D nDur 5I 0 Const

  0014.00 D rtnDate 6A

  0015.00

  0016.00 D Today S D Inz(*SYS)

  0017.00 D JOBDate S D Inz(*JOB)

  0018.00 D Job S 26A

  0019.00 D IntrnlJobID S 16A

  0020.00 D SBMDate S 8-a

  Visualizar Fuente Modulo

  Programa: ADDDUR Biblioteca: ESPD62S Modulo: ADDDUR

  1 H OPTION(*NODEBUGIO:*SRCSTMT)

  2 H DFTACTGRP(*NO)

  **

  **

  5

  6 D ADDDUR PR

  7 D inDate 7A Const

  8 D nDur 5I 0 Const

  9 D rtnDate 6A

  10

  11 D ADDDUR PI

  12 D inDate 7A Const

  13 D nDur 5I 0 Const

  14 D rtnDate 6A

  15

  Mas...

  Depuracion

  INDATE = '1050228'

  Visualizar Fuente Modulo

  Programa: ADDDUR Biblioteca: ESPD62S Modulo: ADDDUR

  1 H OPTION(*NODEBUGIO:*SRCSTMT)

  2 H DFTACTGRP(*NO)

  3 **

  4 **

  5

  6 D ADDDUR PR

  7 D inDate 7A Const

  8 D nDur 5I 0 Const

  9 D rtnDate 6A

  10

  11 D ADDDUR PI

  12 D inDate 7A Const

  13 D nDur 5I 0 Const

  14 D rtnDate 6A

  15

  Mas...

  Depuracion

  NDUR = -1

  Why initial value (NDUR)does not match data type of field?

  Can you help me?

  Un abrazo cordial,
  Cesar A. Mendoza Gomez
  Calle Buen Retiro 216 Chalet 22 - Lima 33 - Peru
  Phone: +(511) 434-2024
  Mobile: +(511) 985-42410

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