Re: Help with (SQR 4027) Function or operator '!=' requires a numeric argument

[Arjan Hoornstra <ahoor@YAHOO.COM>]

Joe,
A few things are missing in your question:
- what is the datatype of the variable &PBA.STATE
If that is numeric, then the error is right...
- do you need the value '$U' or do you mean a string
variable $U, and what is it filled with?
- you can also try to use != instead of <>

Arjan


--- Joe Johnson <jej1216@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> First of all, my apologies for this lengthy message.
>
> I am working with this code:
>
> begin-procedure Evaluate-Charge-Type
> begin-select
> blah blah blah
>
>   evaluate &PBA.Z_CHARGE_TYPE
>
>     when = 'EMT'
>        add &PBA.Z_TID_COST to #er_taxes
>        let #prod_er_taxes = #prod_er_taxes +
> &PBA.Z_TID_COST
>       break
>     when = 'WC'
>       add &PBA.Z_TID_COST to #wc_cost
>       let #prod_wc_cost = #prod_wc_cost +
> &PBA.Z_TID_COST
>       break
>     when = 'SUI'
>       add &PBA.Z_TID_COST to #sui_cost
>       let #prod_sui_cost = #prod_sui_cost +
> &PBA.Z_TID_COST
>       break
>     when-other
>       break
>   end-evaluate
>
>   blah blah blah
> end-select
> end-procedure
>
> The user needs to have the program evaluate two
> other variables when
> &PBA.Z_CHARGE_TYPE = 'EMT'.
>
> I tried this change:
>
>     when = 'EMT'
>      do Special-SUI-Calc
>     break
>
> and then putting the other considerations in a
> Special-SUI-Calc Procedure:
>
> BEGIN-PROCEDURE Special-SUI-Calc
> if (&PBA.TAX_CLASS = 'S'
>       and &PBA.STATE <> '$U')
>   add &PBA.Z_TID_COST to #sui_cost
>   let #prod_sui_cost = #prod_sui_cost +
> &PBA.Z_TID_COST
> else
>   add &PBA.Z_TID_COST to #er_taxes
>   let #prod_er_taxes = #prod_er_taxes +
> &PBA.Z_TID_COST
> end-if
> END-PROCEDURE !Special-SUI-Calc
>
> When I run this, I get an error message:
> (SQR 4027) Function or operator '!=' requires a
> numeric argument.
>
> When I just use
> if &PBA.TAX_CLASS = 'S'
> in the Special-SUI-Calc Procedure, I get no errors
> -- but this does not meet
> my user's needs.
>
> Why does the SQR expect a numeric argument for
> if (&PBA.TAX_CLASS = 'S'
>       and &PBA.STATE <> '$U')
> ?
>
> Thanks in Advance.
>
> Joe Johnson
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