How to convert pached decimal into decimal format

ramesh burra · New User Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Hyderabad

Hi All,

I have input file (IN-FILE) which have fields like org,type,application
those are key fields.

01 IN-FILE-REC.
05 IN-ORG PIC S9(03) PACKED DECIMAL.
05 IN-TYPE PIC S9(03) PACKED DECIMAL.
05 IN-APPLICATION PIC S9(13) PACKED DECIMAL.

Those data in the form of packed decimal format means record will take 11 bytes instead of 19 bytes,

read in-file sequentially(those values in the form of packed decimal),
convert into decimal format ,then send it to out-file and sort them

please give me guide line for "how to convert packed decimal value into decimal format'

Thanks®ards,
Burra

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Hi Burra,

You can do this w/sort. If you want that put this in the sort forum. Frank Yaeger will have a solution for you.

But here's a COBOL solution (pseudo code):

01 IN-FILE-REC.
.
.
05 IN-ORG PIC S9(03) PACKED DECIMAL.
05 IN-TYPE PIC S9(03) PACKED DECIMAL.
05 IN-APPLICATION PIC S9(13) PACKED DECIMAL.

01 IT-FILE-REC.
.
.
05 IT-ORG PIC S9(03).
05 IT-TYPE PIC S9(03).
05 IT-APPLICATION PIC S9(13).

perform read-loop until eof

read-loop.
read in-file at end set eof to true
not at end
move corr in-file-rec to ot-file-rec
write ot-rec
end-read