Re: Want to see the DS raw, not just the subfields -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: Want to see the DS raw, not just the subfields
From: Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:49:28 -0600
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On 11/22/2011 9:14 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

EVAL %SUBSTR(DSRV0100 3 5)
CPF7E59-String type error occurred.
Cause . . . . . : The identifier in position 26 of the input buffer is
not a string.

Yeah, I only wish you could EVAL the results of a BIF. In fact, I'd put that as my number one enhancement to any of the IBM i debugging tools. The ability to see things like %EOF (and better yet to CHANGE them on the fly!) would really make debugging and testing easier.

Joe

Follow-Ups:

Re: Want to see the DS raw, not just the subfields , rob
Re: Want to see the DS raw, not just the subfields , Vern Hamberg

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