maximum dummy field length

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting Dennis Malen (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:06:17 -0400):

> I have created this processing many times. It involves the use of a dummy
> field which captures the length of one string of information which is 6000
> characters in size.
>
> The dummy field is A(6000,*).

No problem there.

> When importing a string of information into the dummy field and upon viewing
> the contents of the value of A, it only brings in information up to the
> 2,399th position and drops everything else.

Define:

     "importing a string of information into a dummy field"

     "viewing the contents of the value of A" (How do you view a field
         larger than the screen?)

> This is the first time I am using a dummy field with the length of 6000, but
> that is what we are getting from our client. I could truncate it but will
> that be necessary?

It shouldn't be, as the limit is 32767.

> Documentation indicates that a dummy field can have a length of up to
> 32,768.

Correct.

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