--- Reggie Monroe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I seem to be getting the below error when using the decimal command.
> Do anyone have an idea?
>
> 40 :SETVAR file_record ''
> 41 :SETVAR sess ''
> 42 :INPUT file_record < t1.files
> 43 :SHOWVAR file_record
> 44 FILE_RECORD = Y  5 PM
> 45
> 46 :SETVAR sess word(file_record)
> 47 :SETVAR ampm word(file_record,,-1)
> 48 :SHOWVAR ampm
> 49 AMPM = PM
> 50 :  SETVAR hour decimal(word(file_record,,-2))
> 51                       ^
> 52 A string operand was found in a numeric expression. (CIERR 9870)

i'm not terribly sure what you're trying to accomplish -- if you want
hour to be numeric or string.

if hour is to be a string, all that you need is:

    setvar hour word(file_record,,2)

(not real sure why you were using -2....)

if hour needs to be numeric, you'll want the following:

    setvar hour ![word(file_record,,2)]

hth       - d

Donna Garverick, HP-CSA   Sr. System Programmer
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