Unfortunately all CI integer variables are signed 32 bit entities.  You
might be able to represent your number in a string variable.

Jeff Vance, vCSY

> The intrinsic HPCIPUTVAR will put an integer to the variable 
> table when you specify item number = 1.
> 
> However, moving a PIC S9(18) COMP field (the longint field) 
> into an integer field (PIC S9(09) COMP) is causing the value 
> in the variable stored in the CI variable table to "look" 
> suspiciously incorrect.
> 
> It certainly doesn't look correct because it contains the 
> same value every time I run the program.
> 
> These double integers are supposed to represent "microseconds 
> since January 1, 1970" and so I think their value should be 
> changing every time I run the program.
> 
> Do I need to split my PIC S9(18) COMP value up into two 
> separate PIC S9(09) COMP fields and then do two separate 
> calls to HPCIPUTVAR?
> 
> I certainly don't like that idea at all. I would prefer to 
> store the entire longint_type into the variable table.

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