PULL stmt. converting numerics 2

[Komen]

I know there should be an easy way around this problem but I've been unable to find it. I'm reading a large file that contains packed decimal fields. If the packed decimal field contains a byte that translates to an EBCDIC character (such as x'99' is lower case r) then PULL converts it to an upper case R. My packed decimal field is thus converted from x'17990C' to x'17D90C'. How can I prevent this. It's making me crazy!

 

[rexxhead]

parse pull line

"PULL" is shorthand for "parse upper pull". If you don't want the "upper" part, you can't use shorthand; you must specify it in the clear.


Frank Clarke
Tampa Area REXX Programmers' Alliance
REXX Language Assn Listmaster

 

[kevinf2349]

Use PARSE PULL and that should work

 

[rexxhead]

Two minds with but a single thought... and at exactly the same time, too!

(Except I beat you by a millisecond ;-) )

Frank Clarke
Tampa Area REXX Programmers' Alliance
REXX Language Assn Listmaster