MAPVAL For Time

["RWMunday" <rwmunday@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings from Sunny Florida.

 

 

With my RPG /Free program, I am attempting to use MAPVAL on a time field
which is output only.  The IBM website does not describe its use with time,
only date.  I've been using the date version for years.  Now I have an
application which will generate the time throughout the day.  I don't want
to see `       5` but would rather see `0:00:05`.  The compile error I get
on my screen indicates that the keyboard value on my time field is invalid.
I have tried:

 

6Y 0  O

6S 0  O

6   0  O

 

It was suggested that I could make the output field character and move an
%EDITW value into it, but I would rather keep the numeric times with
editing.

 

Do any of you know the secret to overcoming this error?

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

Robert Munday

Munday Software Consultants

Montgomery, AL

On assignment in Jacksonville, FL