How to move number type to packed decimal

LinkinPark · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:09 am

date w 7 n value 2002111
date-julian w 4 p 0

while

move date to date-julian

Why not get correct value in date-julian ?
i want the value of date-julian is X'2002111C', how can I code it ?

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:29 am

Hello,

What is in date-julian after the move?

bijumon · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:31 am

Hi,

If you are using MOVE statement to move data from
date to date-julian, then it is an alphanumeric move that is taking place, this does not do a type conversion, instead of using the move statement try using the assignment operatior, i.e., '='

date-julian = date

This will do a type converted assignment.

Regards,
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Biju

LinkinPark · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:34 am

it works well instead of using move statement,
so is there any other difference between MOVE statement and assigment
operotr '=' ?

Thank you very much

bijumon · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:43 am

You are welcome :)

Major difference is that it does not do a type conversion, and the other difference that i know is like, you cant use assignment operator, i.e, '='
to assign the built in constant values, like:

WS-TEST-ALPHA = SPACES
WS-TEST-NUM = ZEROES

instead you will have to use MOVE.
:)

noorkh · New User Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 76 Location: Chennai

But while assigning any statement be careful it will not give any warning or abend but it will simply truncate your data and move it to output field.

So be cautious about assignment statement.