DataLoader/MX Reference Manual (H06.03+, J06.03+)

Creating a Customized Version of DataLoader/MX
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Data Conversion
The syntax is:
The value returned by this procedure indicates the outcome of the conversion. A value
of 1 means that the conversion was successful. A value of 0 (zero) means that the
input string was not a valid packed decimal field. A value of -1 indicates that the input
is potentially too large to fit in a 64-bit integer. A packed decimal number can be as
large as 9,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999, while the maximum 64-bit
integer is 9,223,372,036,854,775,807. DataLoader/MX checks to make sure that Len
is not greater than nine.
DTLPackedDecimalToLong
This procedure converts a packed decimal field into a 32-bit integer. The behavior is
the same as DTLPackedDecimalToLongLong, except that the result is stored in a long
field instead of long long. The range of the value is between -2,147,483,648 and
2,147,483,647.
The syntax is:
The value returned by this procedure indicates the outcome of the conversion. A value
of 1 means that the conversion was successful. A value of 0 (zero) means that the
input string was not a valid packed decimal field. A value of -1 means that the input is
too large to fit in a 32-bit integer.
DTLPackedDecimalToShort
This procedure converts a packed decimal field into a 16-bit integer. The behavior is
the same as DTLPackedDecimalToLongLong, except the result is stored in a short field
instead of long long. The range of the value is between -32,768 and 32,767.
The syntax is:
The value returned by this procedure indicates the outcome of the conversion. A value
of 1 means that the conversion was successful. A value of 0 (zero) means that the
input string was not a valid packed decimal field. A value of -1 means that the input is
too large to fit in a 16-bit integer.
short DTLPackedDecimalToLongLong(
char* PD,
long Len,
long long* Result
);
short DTLPackedDecimalToLong (char* PD, long Len,
long* Result);
short DTLPackedDecimalToShort(char* PD, long Len,
short* Result);