Trying to overlay month on a date field:
HIRE-DATE 1 6 N
HIRE-MM HIRE-DATE +2 2 N
Getting weird values. Is the +offset form right or should it be without the plus?
Overlay is parent-name then start position relative to that field, not +offset arithmetic like Assembler.
HIRE-MM HIRE-DATE 3 2 N
means start at byte 3 of HIRE-DATE (1-based within the parent).
Check your release docs for the exact overlay syntax your shop uses. The relative *+n form is easy to get wrong too.
HIRE-DATE 3 2 N worked. I was mixing COBOL REDEFINES habits with EZT overlay syntax.
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