Re: Why you shouldn't be afraid to use VARCHAR in RPGLE
Brian Parkins <[email protected]>
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Marco, can you provide an example? I can't see how that would work, but I may be misunderstanding. Please prove me wrong. Brian. On 05/12/2025 23:04, Marco Facchinetti wrote: > Just define e Ds based on the file prior of the varchar definition. > > HTH > -- > Marco Facchinetti > > Mr S.r.l. > > Tel. 035 962885 > Cel. 393 9620498 > > Skype: facchinettimarco > > > Il giorno ven 5 dic 2025 alle ore 23:28 DEnglander--- via RPG400-L < > [email protected]> ha scritto: > >> Does anyone know how to do something like this: >> >> I would like to define a %TRIMmed disk field that is CHAR(200) >> [PHADDRESS1] as a VARCHAR and eliminate the %TRIMs. >> >> So as not to hardcode the size of the VARCHAR, can I define it as VARCHAR >> but based on the length of the CHAR(200) field? Something like: >> >> dcl-s w_address1 varchar(%len(phaddress1)); >> >> >> Can that be done? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Doug >> >> >> >> "CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission (and/or the attachments >> accompanying it) contain confidential information belonging to the sender. >> The information is intended only for the use of the intended recipient. If >> you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any >> disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance >> on the contents of the information is strictly prohibited. Any >> unauthorized interception of this transmission is illegal under the law. >> If you have received this transmission in error, please promptly notify the >> sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the transmission." >> -- >> This is the RPG programming on IBM i (RPG400-L) mailing list >> To post a message email: [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, >> visit: https://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l >> or email: RPG400-L-request-+hD5IHI5Xscn3HwCXmMcX9BPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org >> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives >> at https://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l. >> >> Please contact support-FMtJrHiV//lnDLsaKlm4mFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org for any subscription related >> questions. >> >> -- This is the RPG programming on IBM i (RPG400-L) mailing list To post a message email: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: https://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l or email: RPG400-L-request-+hD5IHI5Xscn3HwCXmMcX9BPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at https://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l. Please contact support-FMtJrHiV//lnDLsaKlm4mFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org for any subscription related questions.