What is the result of the below code?

rajesh_mbt · New User Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 97 Location: India

01 A PIC S9(3).

MOVE -125 TO A.
DISPLAY A.

What is the value of A?

krisprems · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:28 pm

12N
will be displayed

rajesh_mbt · New User Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 97 Location: India

Thanks for your reply.
Can you help me how it becomes 12N.

krisprems · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:38 pm

The sign will be punched on the least significant bit.
The corresponding codes for the positive and negetive digits are as follows....

if the no. is positive and the ...
last digit is | corresponding value is
1 | A
2 | B
3 | C
4 | D
5 | E
6 | F
7 | G
8 | H
9 | I
RESPECTIVELY

if the no. is negetive and the ...
last digit is | corresponding value is
1 | J
2 | K
3 | L
4 | M
5 | N
6 | O
7 | P
8 | Q
9 | R

karthick Raja · New User Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 8

Hi,

Just put HEX ON and you can note the value suppressed. (Lease Significant Bit + Sign).

muthukannan · New User Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Chennai

Hi,

If we are declaring s9(4) , its displaying the same value. How to display the 123 with a minus symbol or 123N?

Can you please explain about this.

Thank you,
MK

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:49 am

cobolunni · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:48 am

You can also declare variable as PIC S9(3) SIGN IS LEADING SEPARATE.

h.dinesh · New User Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 46 Location: Chennai

Hi,

Just to add to above
PIC S9(4) SIGN LEADING SEPARATE --- displays sign in the beginning

you may also use
PIC S9(4) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE --- displays sign at end

Dinesh

muthukannan · New User Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Chennai

Hi Guys,

Thank you so much for the elaborated explanasions.

Thank you,
MK