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pullaiah.cts
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Hi,
I need your help in converting signed EBCDIC values to signed ASCII values.We used to get the price values in EBDCIC format and we need to convert that price into signed ASCII to consume this price by down stream applications.
For example:
in the input file,
picture clause of price field -- S9(6)V9(6)
price value ----- 57833728971{
output file:
picture clause of price field -- need to find out
price value ----- 578337.289710
if input price value is 57833728971E then o/p should be 578337.289715
if input price value is 57833728971} then o/p should be -578337.289710
if input price value is 57833728971N then o/p should be -578337.289715
I have read the below topic understand to this converstion.But still i am confusing about writing the COBOL code.
www.3480-3590-data-conversion.com/article-signed-fields.html
Can anybody please look into this and let me know how to convert the price in the above format.Thanks in advance. |
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Robert Sample
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How about using a MOVE statement?
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01 WS-VAR.
05 WS-ORIGINAL-AMT PIC S9(06)V9(06).
05 WS-OUTPUT-AMT PIC -9(07).9(06).
PROCEDURE DIVISION .
0000-START.
MOVE +578337.289710 TO WS-ORIGINAL-AMT.
MOVE WS-ORIGINAL-AMT TO WS-OUTPUT-AMT.
DISPLAY 'WS-ORIGINAL-AMT <' WS-ORIGINAL-AMT '>'.
DISPLAY 'WS-OUTPUT-AMT <' WS-OUTPUT-AMT '>'.
MOVE -578337.289710 TO WS-ORIGINAL-AMT.
MOVE WS-ORIGINAL-AMT TO WS-OUTPUT-AMT.
DISPLAY 'WS-ORIGINAL-AMT <' WS-ORIGINAL-AMT '>'.
DISPLAY 'WS-OUTPUT-AMT <' WS-OUTPUT-AMT '>'. |
produces output of
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WS-ORIGINAL-AMT <57833728971{>
WS-OUTPUT-AMT < 0578337.289710>
WS-ORIGINAL-AMT <57833728971}>
WS-OUTPUT-AMT <-0578337.289710> |
Although your terminology is extremely fuzzy. If the data is on a mainframe, both formats are EBCDIC -- the separate sign format is NOT ASCII since the mainframe uses EBCDIC. The COBOL term is "numeric edited". |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
You need to understand that your requirement has nothing to do with ASCII/EBCDIC.
What you are doing is changing the data from signed zoned-decimal to an edited field.
The download will convert the EBCDIC to ASCII with no additional work needed. |
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pullaiah.cts
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Hi Dick and Robert,
Sorry for getting back to you lately.I tried your advices,I have made below chnages in my code.
Input price declaration:
15 WP-AUSDP PIC S9(10)V9(8).
Working storage price declaration:
10 WS-CUSIP-PRICE PIC -9(11).9(8) VALUE ZEROS.
Output price declaration:
10 OUT-CUSIP-PRICE PIC -9(11).9(8) VALUE ZEROS.
MOVE logic:
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MOVE WP-AUSDP TO WS-CUSIP-PRICE.
MOVE WS-CUSIP-FLD TO OUT-PRICE-FLE-REC.
WRITE OUT-PRICE-FLE-REC.
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But,while compiling my program it is getting failed with below error message.
More than 18 digit positions were specified in a "PICTURE" string for a numeric or numeric edited item. A "PICTURE" string of "S9(18)" was assumed.
Can you please let us know is my declaration is correct?If so,what should I do to prevent the above error. |
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Bill Woodger
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| pullaiah.cts wrote: |
[...]
Working storage price declaration:
10 WS-CUSIP-PRICE PIC -9(11).9(8) VALUE ZEROS.
Output price declaration:
10 OUT-CUSIP-PRICE PIC -9(11).9(8) VALUE ZEROS.
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Why 9(11)? You have 9(10) for your input, why not for when you display it? |
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pullaiah.cts
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Hi Bill,
Sorry for that,I assumed that we need to mention one extra byte for storing sign.I have corrected it to PIC -9(10).9(8) and it's working fine.
Thanks for your quick response. |
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Bill Woodger
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Sign is an extra byte, represented in your picture by the "-". It is not an extra numeric digit.
Glad you got it. Does it end your other topic on compiler options? |
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pullaiah.cts
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Yes Bill.Yeah,I will close the discussion on compiler option as it is releated the same query.
Thanks again for your help. |
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