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vrkpati
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Hi,
I have a i/p file that contains the imbedded decimal point X'4B' How do I convert the data to numeric to perform arithmetic operations and then reconvert the data back to a -9(9).99 before writing the record.
In my record i have values like
ws-amount --- declared as x(7) justified right.
ws-amount --- field values are as follows
-500.00
100.00
-200.00
I want to get the total sum of ws-amount.... means my output
should be -600.00 after computation
how do I convert ws-amount to a fully numeric field, perform arithmetic on it and then write the result back out. |
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vrkpati
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| my compiler not taking NUM-VAL function |
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Robert Sample
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Post in BBcode format the first couple of lines from any page of your compiler output so we can know which version of COBOL you're dealing with.
Also, it is not NUM-VAL it is NUMVAL. And post the code where you tried to use it to see what the compiler thinks about it. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
At the top of the page is a link to "IBM Manuals".
Suggest you look at both NUMVAL (as Robert mentioned) and NUMVAL-C in the Language Reference that is for your compiler. |
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CICS Guy
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vrkpati
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ws-amount --- field values are as follows
-500.00
100.00
-200.00
to use ws-amount in compute or in add i need to convert it to s9(6)v99 from -9(6).99 how to do that ?? with out using NUMVAL function |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| with out using NUMVAL function |
And this is a requirement because. . . ?
You can use the features of the compiler or you can do it "by hand", parsing each byte in code and "building" the needed value. |
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vrkpati
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I didn't get you exactly
I got compile error with NUMVAR function. (can't tell u my compiler error now as there is no connection now) |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| I got compile error with NUMVAR function. |
Because you did not use a valid function. . . Where did you get NUMVAR?
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| I didn't get you exactly |
What did you "not get"? That is like posting "it didn't work" - providing nothing for us to work with. . . |
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