maximum dummy field length

[Howard Wolowitz]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:06 PM
Subject: maximum dummy field length


>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,*).
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> Documentation indicates that a dummy field can have a length of up to
> 32,768.
>
> Your thoughts.
>
> Dennis Malen


It's either PFIMPBUF not set high enough or the data contains the field or 
record termination character in the middle of it.

Howie