RE: Field size question

["Therrien, Paul" <ptherrien@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Defining the field in a data structure gives you what you want - as you noticed.
 
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Subject: Field size question

I have a DDS-defined file that contains a numeric field defined as
ZONED(6) to hold MSTITEM#.

I have an ILERPG program that has a DCL-S line to define field NEWITEM# as being like MSTITEM#. i.e.


dcl-s  newitem#    like(mstitem#);


Even though the MSTITEM# field is defined as ZONED, why does the ILERPG 
compiler define NEWITEM# as being PACKED(6)?

Is there any way to stop this, such as a CTL-OPT line keyword or Compile 
command parameter entry? Normally, this doesn't matter to me, but when 
procedure parameters are introduced, the compile complains because 
ZONED(6) is not the same as PACKED(6). I am not using CONST because the 
procedure is returning two parameters. I do notice that if I define an 
External Data Structure as a Template, and make NEWITEM# like(the E DS 
name), the compiler does preserve the ZONED.

Any ideas? We are on V7R3 with fairly current PTFs.

Thank you,

Doug



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