How Low Values will be stored in COMP-3 Variable?

itjagadesh · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 89 Location: chennai

Hi All,

Could anyone explain me how low values will be stored in COMP-3 variable? (IN Hexadecimal format)

Example : variable A 9(7) COMP-3

HEXADECIMAL : F F F 0
0 0 0 F

Is it correct format of storing Low Values in COMP-3 FOR 9(7)?
can any one explain me ?

agkshirsagar · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:48 pm

Who told you that it is possible to store low values in PACKED DECIMAL variable? Did you try coding it?

murmohk1 · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:51 pm

Abhijit,

Prev post might help you. Follow the link -

ibmmainframes.com/about10196.html

itjagadesh · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 89 Location: chennai

Hi murmohk1,

Do u have any idea about how it is storing?

i want example for storing varaible A 9(7) COMP-3 In hexadecimal?

could anyone reply this? the above mentioned link im not able to follow?

agkshirsagar · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:10 pm

Ya murli,
That link was good. But you need to read the topic you posted carefully. Do pay attention to jack's post in there-

agkshirsagar · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:17 pm

murmohk1 · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:57 pm

Abhijith,

I agree the hex values posted by Jack is not 'low values'. But from the description, you know 'we need to think/believe like that (in short read their minds)'.

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

Well, to ans your ques - no, it's not a valid format for comp-3. If you want zeros in your field, move zeros there.

If you insist on low-vals, redifine A as A-X PIC x(4). and move low-vals to A-X. But remember that any arithmetic use of the field (A) will abend the pgm.