Packed and Binary move to a file in readable fmt in eztrieve

MSTP · New User Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 29 Location: Baltimore

Hi

I have a 2 fields in a file as below
WS-DBLPK 1 2 P 0
WS-DBLK 3 4 B

which I want to move into out file of 2 fields one is 3 bytes and 9 bytes of numeric .So that when the move happened I can go to the file and read them.I am doing a st move but it is not working.Pl help

thanks
Prasad

Douglas Wilder · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:57 am Post subject:

MSTP · New User Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 29 Location: Baltimore

Below is the input and output values.Pgm is not abending but wrong results.

I/P

----+-
-----
....þ0
00038F
0C05E0
-----
....þ0
00038F
0C05E0
-----
....þ0
00038F
0C05E0
-----
....þ0
00038F
0C05E0
-----
....þ0
00038F
0C05E0
-----

O/P File details

OUT-IND1 1 01 A
OUT-BLPK 2 03 N
OUT-BLK 5 09 N

----+----1---
----+----F---
----+----1---
------------
C.. ..þ0
C004038F44444
30C005E000000
------------
P.. ..þ0
D004038F44444
70C005E000000
------------
C.. ..þ0
C004038F44444
30C005E000000
------------
P.. ..þ0
D004038F44444
70C005E000000
------------
C.. .+.ç
C004041444444
30C00E4800000
------------
P.. .+.ç
D004041444444
70C00E4800000
------------

Douglas Wilder · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:47 am Post subject:

MSTP · New User Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 29 Location: Baltimore

thanks it worked . I was using MOVE statement but '=' works don't know why.

Douglas Wilder · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject:

"Move" does a character move (no type conversion).
"Assignment '=' evaluates the expression and assigns the value, including type conversion if needed.
Usually the assignment operator will do what you want and "Move" is not needed.