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chaudhary1984
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| Can we use comp-3 with synchronized clause |
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William Thompson
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| The Fine Manual does not prohibit it, in fact for COMP-3 it says "Each item is syntax checked, but the SYNCHRONIZED clause has no effect on execution" probably because "The SYNCHRONIZED clause specifies the alignment of an elementary item on a natural boundary in storage" and the "natural boundry" of packed decimal is any byte. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
There is no need to - certain binary instructions require full/double-word boundary alignment, packed-decimal (comp-3) does not. If the comp-3 data is in an input file/parm you must use it "where it is".
If you have a need to create and align a new comp-3 field you can do it by making it the first field in a new 01 level. An 01 forces alighment.
If you really need to align a comp-3 field, please post a description of why with an exampla. |
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