Re: %str(%addr()) vrs direct value reference.

[Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13-Aug-08, at 12:13 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Everything works fine.   My problem is I don't understand what
> %str(%addr(d_name)) is doing and why it is needed.

So probably messing with it wasn't a good idea <grin>

You are dealing with C functions - so the name string is null  
terminated (hex 00) - that is what %STR is doing - converting the  
pointer that references the null-terminated string to a "normal" RPG  
string.  They look the same in debug because unless you display in hex  
the X'00' won't show on the 5250.

Jon Paris

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