options(*CONVERT) in RPGfree '
The *CONVERT option in RPG is specified to tell the compiler to automatically convert a value passed as a parameter to the correct type if it differs from the type defined in the procedure. How OPTIONS(*CONVERT) Works OPTIONS(*CONVERT) allows for automatic data conversion between compatible types when a procedure or function is called with a parameter of a different type than expected. For example, if a procedure is defined with a numeric parameter and a different type, such as a decimal, is passed to it, the compiler will automatically handle the conversion so that the value matches the declared type. For example: **free // ******************************************************* // * convert to char ...