On 9/28/2012 3:29 PM, John Gilmore wrote:
I will not repeat the good advice you have already been given, but I do want to add that the error messageIBM1058I I 239.0 Conversion from BIT to FIXED BIN(31) will be done by library call. should receive your user's particular attention. This conversion seldom---indeed almost never---yields the results expected by any but highly expert PL/I programmers; and when it is done implicitly it is in my experience an all but certain indicator that something has been misconceived. At a minimum your user should review the conversion rules involved here. They are admirably consistent, but they violate most people's notions of minimal surprise. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA
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