Difference between DEF and BASED ADDR

kasthuri Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:32 pm

Hi,

I'm trying to use a fiexd decimal variable in Char format as below:

Code:

DCL FD73 FIXED DEC(7,3);
DCL CH73 CHAR(4) DEF FD73;

And it gives me following error during compilation:
Code:

SEVERE AND ERROR DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGES

IEL0486I E 25 ATTRIBUTES OF 'DEFINED' ITEM 'CH73' CONFLICT WITH THOSE OF BASE. SIMPLE DEFINING ASSUMED.

But when I try the same with Based Addr function, it works fine:
Code:

DCL FD73 FIXED DEC(7,3);
DCL CH73 CHAR(4) BASED(ADDR(FD73));

Can anyone help me understand the differnece between the two scenarios described above.