How to change A6 into P7 field

[worldatlas]

I have a field with format A6 and I need it to change into P7, any suggestion....
Or P7 change into A6...Either way.

Thank you in advance

 

[sagobogger]

How about:

DEFINE FILE WHATEVER
P7FIELD/P7 = EDIT(A6FIELD);
A7FIELD/A7 = EDIT(P7FIELD);
END

P7 is too big to put into A6.

 

[jimster06]

To go from alpha to packed, consider the following functions
ATODBL to convert from alpha to double precision format,
PCKOUT to convert from double precision to packed,
CHKPCK to validate the packed field.

You may have to do this in two (or three) steps.