OVERLAY in data structures

[kartikchowdary]

Hi, I have the following spec. in my code.

D                 DS                  Inz              
D Rcd                          103    DIM(9999) DESCEND
D SortKey                       25    OVERLAY(Rcd:1)   
D Key1                          10    OVERLAY(Rcd:1)   
D Req1                          15  2 OVERLAY(Rcd:11)  
D NVal1                         15  4 OVERLAY(Rcd:26)  
D CVal1                         10    OVERLAY(Rcd:41)  
D KeyD1                         50    OVERLAY(Rcd:51)  
D Opt1                           1    OVERLAY(Rcd:101) 
D Dlt1                           1    OVERLAY(Rcd:102) 
D Mlt1                           1    OVERLAY(Rcd:103)

In my RPGLE Iam using SORTA over SortKey field. But this is not working correctly for negative sign. I mean if field Req1 has any negative data, the sorting isn't correct. Please help.

[kartikchowdary]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

Hi... plz help me how we can include the negative (-ve) sign while sorting the array. Currently the data structure show some junk value inplace of sign.

[kitvb1]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

Please use the code block - that's the # symbol. Your post is difficult to read.

[pramendra]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

RPG treats the negative values as postive value i.e it treats them equally unless you use Sign keyword.

May be cause of that you are experiencing the error

Try to search logical file use Signed keyword at key level or we can use Order By Clause ...

Pramendra Pandeya

[NickLitten]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

I may be completely wrong here.... but I remember having something like this a looooong time ago.... I think changing the numeric fields to 'SIGNED' rather than PACKED fixed it.

I might be wrong, but its worth mentioning :/

[Mercury]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

¡ Viva la Revolución !

[NickLitten]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

not in London its not

[pramendra]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

Hey what happen ?? did your problem get resolved..what is status..

Pramendra Pandeya

[kartikchowdary]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

Please use the code block - that's the # symbol. Your post is difficult to read.

Hi Kitvb1, I've changed the text to code format as per your suggestion. Please help to resolve my query.

[kartikchowdary]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

Anyone know is there any way to handle this through SORTA....... Ive applied program logic to sort the arrays anway. But I would like to know if it is possible by a command.

[jianzk]

Re: OVERLAY in data structures

partial sorting with bif %subarr:
SORTA %subarr(Req1:1:N)