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raj_mainframe08
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I have writte the following sample code i COBOL
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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. TEST.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-DATE-S PIC S9(8) VALUE ZEROES.
01 WS-DATE-X PIC X(8) VALUE '20080101'.
01 WS-DATE-N PIC 9(8) VALUE ZEROES.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MOVE WS-DATE-X TO WS-DATE-N.
MOVE WS-DATE-N TO WS-DATE-S.
DISPLAY 'WS-DATE-X: ' WS-DATE-X.
DISPLAY 'WS-DATE-S: ' WS-DATE-S.
DISPLAY 'WS-DATE-N: ' WS-DATE-N.
STOP RUN.
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And the Output in the SPOOL is as follow:
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WS-DATE-X: 20080101
WS-DATE-S: 2008010A
WS-DATE-N: 20080101
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I want to know why WS-DATE-S is being displayed as 2008010A and not 20080101. Am i moving in a wrong manner. Please note that i want to keep the PIC Clause of WS-DATE-S as S9(8) only and i want to display it correctly. [/code] |
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Craq Giegerich
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| It is displaying correctly, ws-date-s is a signed field when an unsigned value is moved to it a positive sign will be assumed. |
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Robert Sample
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The COBOL Language Reference states that a signed USAGE DISPLAY numeric field has the sign overlaid on the high order bits of the last byte of the field; a positive value is C and negative D. The character 'A' in the collating sequence is C1 which is interpreted as a 01 with a plus sign (C0) overlaid on it. You are not moving in a wrong manner; COBOL is behaving exactly as the manual documents.
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| Please note that i want to keep the PIC Clause of WS-DATE-S as S9(8) only and i want to display it correctly. |
You pays your money, you takes your pick -- keep the S on the PIC clause and you're going to see letters (or special symbols) for the last character of the displayed data, or leave off the S and see numbers in that character. Those are your choices -- nothing else is supported by COBOL. |
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Craq Giegerich
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| keep the S on the PIC clause and you're going to see letters (or special symbols) for the last character of the displayed data, or leave off the S and see numbers in that character |
It seems to me this discussion occurs at least once a week. |
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Robert Sample
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| Craq: this and FTP issues ... a never ending cycle? |
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dick scherrer
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| And how to run only step 5 and 6 of a 10-step job. . . |
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