Input beffer overrun

[legendkiller]

hii,

can somebody tell general cause behind error "input buffer overrun".

i have field containing packed decimal..and i am trying to read it as

decimal[9,3] {packed};
and I am getting error "input buffer overrun"

the field having packed decimal is PIC S9(6)V999 COMP-3.

[DSguru2B]

Do an exact search on 'input buffer overrun'

[ray.wurlod]

How big is the field? How big is a signed packed decimal(9,3)? The difference is probably your input buffer overrun.