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rero123
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Hi,
Can someone clarify what does below picture clause mean in Cobol?
PIC -(8)9 |
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ofer71
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Amsar
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It will store max 8 digit numeric value.
if value is negative then '-' sign will get display. |
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dick scherrer
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Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 19244 Location: Inside the Matrix
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Hello an welcome to the forum,
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Can someone clarify what does below picture clause mean in Cobol |
For questions that are very easily tried on your system, i'd suggest you run a small test.
If the result is confusing, start a topic here and post what you coded and the result and your question about this.
As mentioned, the reference manuals are available via the "IBM Manuals" link. |
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