Numeric error: Bad arithmetic conversion in REXX

Satish5 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:17 am

Hi,

Error running ADD2NUM, line n: Bad arithmetic conversion

I am facing this same problem.

Is there a way to handle this problem throug REXX code as pressing CTRL or ENTER key doesn't look an efficient solution especially when there are users other than author.

Thanks,
Satish[/quote]

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:34 am

Hello,

When you have a question you should not reply to some 3-year-old inactive topic. You should start a new topic for your question.

Please review your edited post and reply with any clarification as needed.

expat · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:28 am

Well, the information that you have posted is about as much good as a chocolate teapot. It failed. I guess we gathered that as you have posted a thread on the forum.

How on earth are we expected to know what is going on when you do not post the code in question and the actual error messages complete with codes.

There could be a whole myriad of reasons that your rexx fails and without any detailed information you are wasting your time by posting because without that we can not help you.

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:35 pm

Hi Expat,

Part of the confusion is mine - i split this from a 3-year-old topic that had the same error. I asked Satish to clarify the question (which i hoped would include the problem code), but so far no reply . . .

expat · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:40 pm

OK, thanks for clarification.

Satish5 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:25 pm

I am sorry, I thought it would be comfortable to answer when problem is already explained and also I did not wanted to start another thread for same problem.

Problem is

/* REXX */
/* THIS EXEC ADDS TWO NUMBERS AND DISPLAYS THEIR SUM. */
SAY 'PLEASE ENTER A NUMBER.'
PULL NUMBER1
SAY 'NOW ENTER A NUMBER TO ADD TO THE FIRST NUMBER.'
PULL NUMBER2
TRACE I
SM = NUMBER1 + NUMBER2
SAY 'THE SUM OF THE TWO NUMBERS IS' SM'.'

The input given is

PLEASE ENTER A NUMBER.
12
NOW ENTER A NUMBER TO ADD TO THE FIRST NUMBER.
*** 3

Why that *** is coming while giving NUMBER2(marked in blue color)?

The output is

8 *-* SM = NUMBER1 + NUMBER2
>V> "12"
>V> ""
8 +++ SM = NUMBER1 + NUMBER2
IRX0041I Error running ADDITION, line 8: Bad arithmetic conversion
***
I guess *** is what we usually see when our screen is full and we need to hit CTRL or ENTER before entering any data. Please suggest a solution so that I don't have to press CTRL or Enter key.

Thanks,
Satish

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:36 pm

why not write the script to access arguments instead of pulling input?

the script would be invoked as:

TSO <script name> 10 abc

then you could run validation on the input arguments (you could have done the same thing after the pull. IF DATATYPE(NUMBER1) = N

expat · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:40 pm

Apart from using an ISPF panel ...........

I don't have a handy example because my ISPPLIB got blatted when the portable tape got eaten by the tape drive

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:08 pm

Hi Expat,

Pedro · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:33 pm

Doubt it makes a difference, but try using NEWSTACK at beginning and DELSTACK at the end. See Rexx Reference manual for details.