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Ambili S
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Could somebody help me out with the following query as i don't have access to mainframes to test it by myself.
Is the following correct .
Move X'001' to WS-A .
WS-A is defined in working storage with picture clause S9(4) comp.
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
At the top of the page is a link to "IBM Manuals". Among them are the COBOL Language Reference for current compiler releases.
Suggest you read all about elementary moves. |
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Craq Giegerich
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| Ambili S wrote: |
Could somebody help me out with the following query as i don't have access to mainframes to test it by myself.
Is the following correct .
Move X'001' to WS-A .
WS-A is defined in working storage with picture clause S9(4) comp.
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X'001' is 1 and 1/2 bytes and is not a valid value for a hex literal. |
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Ambili S
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Hi Craq ,
Then the below statement is valid ?
MOVE X'0001' to WS-A , where WS-A is defined with S9(4) comp . |
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Kjeld
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| Ambili S wrote: |
Hi Craq ,
Then the below statement is valid ?
MOVE X'0001' to WS-A , where WS-A is defined with S9(4) comp . |
That statement will not get past syntax check, as the literal x'0001' is not compatible with the binary integer type of the comp field. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
One should move numeric only values to fields that are defined as numeric.
If you simply must use x'0001', redefine the 9(4) comp field as pic xx and move the x'0001' to the pic xx field. |
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Ambili S
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Hi Dick
What i meant was can HEX values be used directly in move statememtns to comp fields ? |
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Kjeld
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| Ambili S wrote: |
Hi Dick
What i meant was can HEX values be used directly in move statememtns to comp fields ? |
I have just answered you above that you will get a compiler error message if you move a literal x'0001' to a comp field. |
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ridgewalker58
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Couldn't you just move a numeric 1 to WS-A ????
01 WS-A PIC S9(04) COMP.
MOVE 01 TO WS-A.
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