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M.RAJAN
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Hi All,
I am trying to convert Cobol Data type S9(11)v99 into Ezytrieve data type. We have existing Cobol program just to reformat from One file to another. I want to convert Cobol program to Ezytrieve program. i almost done the program except these data type conversion.
Can you please someone help me to convert the data from S9(11)V99 into Ezytrieve format ? Below is the given layout for input file.
Input file:
9234234232500 CHENNAI
5343242422340 DELHI
8342424234320 MUMBAI
Expecting output file.
Number City
923423423250{ CHENNAI
534324242234{ DELHI
834242423432{ MUMBAI |
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Bill O'Boyle
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Unless you need a sign-nibble for the last-byte, move the S9(11)V99 field to a 9(11)V99 work-field and the sign-nibble will be dropped.
When signed (and I'm assuming positive), the last byte will be in the range of X'C0' through X'C9'.
Once you move it to an unsigned work-field, the range of the last byte will be X'F0' through X'F9', which is a format EZT can handle easily.
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CICS Guy
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| Or define a mask on the EZT definition to account for the sign and the EZT display will be what you want.... |
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PeterHolland
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Your input looks like a zoned decimal field :
INFIELD 1 13 N MASK('99999999999.99')
Your output field looks like packed decimal :
UTFIELD 1 7 P 2
This will do the job :
UTFIELD = INFIELD |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
The posted "output" does not look like packed decimal. . .
Suggest that it signed zoned decimal.
Could the value ever be negative? |
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PeterHolland
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| dick scherrer wrote: |
Hello,
The posted "output" does not look like packed decimal. . .
Suggest that it signed zoned decimal.
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Thats right Dick, its signed zoned decimal (have to reread my posts).
So i guess the next applies :
UTFIELD 1 11 N 2
From the manual :
If you specify a numeric field with decimal positions (0 to 18),
CA-Easytrieve/Plus considers it a signed (quantitative) field. |
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Sudheesh2008
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Hi All,
Thanks for the reply. The given value is not a packed decimel field. I am new to Ezytrieve and working hard to learn more. I am not aware of Mask definition and UTFIELD. Can you please give me the example and suggest/give me the good Ezytrive manual ? |
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dick scherrer
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Hello and welcome to the forum,
If your organization is licensed to use Easytrieve, all of the manuals may be downloaded for free from CA Support.
As this material is covered by copyright, we may neither post them nor link to them via our forum.
UTFIELD is a made-up name - it is not something from Easytrieve. |
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naveensrimf
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| Cobol S9(11)V99 equalent in Easytrive is 13 N 2. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
It is close, but not exactly the same. . . .
The Easytrieve 13 N 2 field has the proper sign for negative numbers (D), but has an F-sign for positive numbers. Sometimes there is a want/need for a C-sign rather than an F-sign.
The COBOL field will have a C-sign when a value is computed. |
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