Consultor Eletrônico

Status: Verified

FACT(s) (Environment):

All Supported Operating Systems
OpenEdge 10.1B

SYMPTOM(s):

4GL/ABL: Errors (13682) and (5678) using the PUT-BITS statement.

Value <value> too large to fit in INTEGER data type. (13682)

Unable to do run-time conversion of data types. (5678)

4GL code is setting the 32nd bit to create a negative integer value

4GL code works without error prior to 10.1B

CAUSE:

The behavior prior to 10.1B is consistent with the fact that the maximum integer size in computations inside the 4GL is 32-bit wide, signed. In that context:

- setting the 32nd bit in an integer makes it negative,

- any value set using put-bits can be passed around, safely assuming that it is left unchanged and triggers no error.
In OpenEdge 10.1B a new data type was introduced for 64-bit integer, and PUT-BITS is now 64-bit enabled.

Setting the 32nd bit will now generate a positive value. When that happens, since the value is positive there is no way the 4GL can automatically convert it to a 32-bit integer without losing information (its sign). Hence the error, consistent with the new feature.

FIX:

For OpenEdge 10.1B or later, define the variables that will be used with the PUT-BITS statement AS INT64 data type.