Re: Time constant

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hardest thing to find is the thing that is not there! This both verified 
and compiled just fine for me - 7.3 of i5/OS and 9.6.0.3 of RDi.

I also added DSPLY C_SHUTDOWNTIME; and it compiled and ran fine.

Cheers
Vern

On 6/3/2018 10:29 AM, Joe Pluta wrote:
> Here's a fun one.  I cannot figure out how to define a time constant 
> in free-form RPG in RDi.  I'm at version 9.6.0.1:
>
> Literally, this three-line program will not verify:
>
>        ctl-opt actgrp(*new) option(*srcstmt:*nodebugio);
>        dcl-c C_SHUTDOWNTIME t'23.50.00';
>        return;
>
> No matter what I try, I get RNF0306E saying the format is not valid.  
> I tried adding TIMFMT(*ISO) to the ctl-opt specification (didn't 
> change the error) and to the dcl-c (keyword not allowed).
>
> I save the member and it compiles correctly, but this specification 
> won't pass muster.
>
> Anybody else?