Midrange Guru

OS/400 Edition
Volume 3, Number 8 -- February 7, 2003

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Odds and Ends

Dear Readers:

Here are more short answers to questions we have received. We hope you find something helpful in this column.

-- Ted and David

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V5 and Trigger Programs

Hey, Ted:

At my shop, we upgraded from V4R5 to V5R2. Now when anyone accesses a database file that has a trigger attached to it, we get a data decimal error in the trigger program. Do you have any suggestions on how to solve this problem?

-- Duane

I just read your Midrange Guru article, "Converting Alpha to Numeric," which discusses converting character strings to numeric values. I have been using a service program called GetNum that was written by Barbara Morris of IBM. It has worked well for me.

-- Russ

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Editors: Howard Arner, Joe Hertvik, Ted Holt, David Morris

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Odds and Ends V5 and Trigger Programs Reader Feedback and Insights: Character to Numeric