Data structure of fixed decimal

rainye · New User Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

I am required to convert a PLI program to a cobol program. As I am new to PLI, I don't know what the data structure of the fixed decimal is in PLI.

For example, a "dec fixed (7,0) " data occupys 4 digits, if the value is "123456.0", what's the hex value for this data? Is it a Hex'00123456'? Or a Hex'0123456C', the same as the comp-3 in Cobol?

Thanks!

PeD · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:14 pm

Hex'0123456C', the same as the comp-3 in Cobol.

rainye · New User Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

Thanks very much. And someone just told me that I should never forget the sign.

PeD · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:41 pm

C for positive number, D for negative ( also E ). F for unsigned.

rainye · New User Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

: ) Thanks very much !