/tpu question
Michel Rioux
mrioux@iline.com
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 13:32:52 -0500
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Hey folks!!!
Here my problem.....i'm converting data files to inlcude the century. =
My original file had a six digit char date, and now i'm trying to put =
the data back in by adding 19 to the existing char's and putting =
(nconvert) them in a zoned-u field. So far so everythings has been =
working fine till now. The file i'm trying to convert now (which was =
written by dibol, basic, or cobol...take your pick), has "null's" =
instead of a date for certain records. PowerHouse sees these null as =
actual characters......it will not display them, but if i concantanate =
19 with the existing date value, and simply edit the subfile, i see the =
null values. Powerhouse knows there is something there, but doesn't =
know what it is, and if i do nconvert, i get data conversion erros. The =
best we've come up with is replacing the null with acutall spaces within =
TPU. Now this would work fine if we were converting these files =
interactively, but we run a batch job in the middle of the nite. Does =
anybody know how to pass parameters to a edit/tpu command do such a =
thing.
Thanks in advance=20
Michel
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Hey folks!!!
Here my problem.....i'm converting data files to =
inlcude the=20
century. My original file had a six digit char date, and now i'm =
trying to=20
put the data back in by adding 19 to the existing char's and putting =
(nconvert)=20
them in a zoned-u field. So far so everythings has been working =
fine till=20
now. The file i'm trying to convert now (which was written by =
dibol,=20
basic, or cobol...take your pick), has "null's" instead of a =
date for=20
certain records. PowerHouse sees these null as actual =
characters......it=20
will not display them, but if i concantanate 19 with the existing date =
value,=20
and simply edit the subfile, i see the null values. Powerhouse =
knows there=20
is something there, but doesn't know what it is, and if i do nconvert, i =
get=20
data conversion erros. The best we've come up with is replacing =
the null=20
with acutall spaces within TPU. Now this would work fine if we =
were=20
converting these files interactively, but we run a batch job in the =
middle of=20
the nite. Does anybody know how to pass parameters to a edit/tpu =
command=20
do such a thing.
Thanks in advance
Michel