Can we move '123' to a PIC S9(09) COMP variable?

Yoyoyo · New User Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 26

Can we move '123' to a PIC S9(9) COMP variable?

If yes, what is the difference between
MOVE '123' TO <PIC S9(09) COMP variable> and
MOVE 123 TO <PIC S9(09) COMP variable>?

shreevamsi · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject:

hi

You can't move '123' intp PIC S9(9).
Within quotes, if you move some value to a variable, it is expected to be a alphanumeric. In your case...your receiving variable is declared as numberic.
If
77 VAR1 PIC S9(09) COMP
then you can only
MOVE 123 TO VAR1
but not '123'

got it??

~Vamsi

Yoyoyo · New User Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 26

Thanks shreevamsi for your reply!

But let me know if anyone else has got a different opinion.

guptae · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject:

Hi There,

Its not throwing ne error when moving '123' to comp variable.
& Result is also same 000000123.

Yoyoyo · New User Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 26

Thanks Ekta for the confirmation! :-)

guptae · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:47 pm Post subject:

Hi Yoyoyo,

Glad I could help.