Can we move directly comp element into alphanumeric

jackal · New User Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 48 Location: india

Hi All,
can we move directly comp element into alphanumeric.Thanks
i.e
pic 9(4) comp to x(15)

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:21 pm

if the alphafield is an edit mask then the conversion will take place; otherwise the answer is no.

jackal · New User Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 48 Location: india

If No, then will it give compilation error?run time error?

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:38 pm

????????????? you don't have access to a computer?

rag swain · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:06 pm

The move should be okay

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:53 pm

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:57 pm

Let's see now - a new user (above) says that the "move should be ok" (my emphasis).

Would you rather rely on this? Or, just spend one minute of your own time to test it, then you'll be the alphanumeric move guru.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:10 pm

I spent the necessary minute to code and test a module.

moved comp, binary, & packed-decimal +50 to alpha. ok

moved comp, binary, & packed-decimal -50 to alpha. not ok, sign is not moved.

and this was cobol 2. so the conversion of the numbers will take place, but the sign will not be converted or moved.

which leads me to ask, since the conversion only half works, why do it?

rag swain · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:52 pm

I completely agree with 'Phrzby Phil' and dbzTHEdinosauer. Only this is possible when comp variable is +ve. I did not give a thought about -ve at first sight. I should have done that one minute test.

No, of course not, i don't rely on this type of move which does have any existence in APLLICATION world.

Thank You.