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shankarm
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Hi all,
Please look at the below code,
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01 WS-SS-TYPE PIC S999 COMP VALUE +110.
01 WS-SST-REDEF REDEFINES WS-SS-TYPE.
05 FILLER PIC X.
05 WS-STOP-START-TYPE PIC X.
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What will be the value of 'WS-STOP-START-TYPE'?? and please explain how is it happening?
Please help. |
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Phrzby Phil
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Here's how to find out.
1. Create a one record file with WS-SS-TYPE as you have defined it.
2. Browse/view/edit it.
3. Use the HEX ON primary command to see the hex value of each byte.
4. Let us know what you see, preferably by using the code tag as you have done. |
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Robert Sample
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| If you review the EBCDIC collating sequence (hint: Google is your friend), you will find that X'6E' is a greater than (>) sign. If you display WS-STOP-START-TYPE you will see the > sign. WS-SS-TYPE has the value X'006E' (6 times 16 is 96 + 14 is 110) so the second byte will be X'6E'. |
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shankarm
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Robert,
Thank you so much for the help.
This is the answer i wanted.
X'006E', so the first two bytes('00' of 006E) goes to the filler and the '6E' goes to ws-stop-start type.
Phil,
Thanks for the effort & time.
Now i understand how to get these. |
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Phrzby Phil
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| Since you're using COMP (pure binary), try the windows calculator in scientific mode - type in decimal, switch to HEX. |
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shankarm
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you are right Phil,
I have used scientific calculator and is working fine. |
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