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d_sarlie
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HI,
I want to convert a value to either Million or Billion.
for eg
The value 4M has to get converted to 4000000
The value 7B has to get converted to 7000000000
Is there are any cobol inbuilt functions which converts this.
Can you please let me know the Possible ways to get this done.
Thanks
Jeba. |
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Bill Woodger
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There is a list of functions in the manual. When you don't find it there, have a think why that might be.
What are the maximum and minimum values you might receive? Give further examples, which cover all situations, including no M or B if that is possible. |
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d_sarlie
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| Bill Woodger wrote: |
What are the maximum and minimum values you might receive? Give further examples, which cover all situations, including no M or B if that is possible. |
At Font end clients are feeding values like a number and then M or a number then the B.For this I need a conversion logic to display the Zeroes. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| this I need a conversion logic to display the Zeroes. |
no builtin function will provide that,
given moreover that a standard does not exist the multiplier suffixes 
use reference count to separate the digits from the suffix and apply the proper multiplier |
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don.leahy
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| enrico-sorichetti wrote: |
no builtin function will provide that,
given moreover that a standard does not exist the multiplier suffixes
use reference count to separate the digits from the suffix and apply the proper multiplier |
Indeed. I have worked in places where 4M means 4 thousand (because M is the Roman numeral 1,000) and 4MM means 4 million. |
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Bill Woodger
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999,910
1,391M
1.391B
2,476B
3,000B
3Y |
Got any like those?
What type of output do you want? A "string" number or a "usual" one (packed/zoned)?
How good is the "front end" verification? |
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Akatsukami
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| don.leahy wrote: |
| enrico-sorichetti wrote: |
no builtin function will provide that,
given moreover that a standard does not exist the multiplier suffixes
use reference count to separate the digits from the suffix and apply the proper multiplier |
Indeed. I have worked in places where 4M means 4 thousand (because M is the Roman numeral 1,000) and 4MM means 4 million. |
Note also that to an American "four billion" means 4x10^9, whereas to a European "four billion" means 4x10^12. |
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