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sharad_shanu
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Hi,
I am receiving an 40 digit numeric data item in input file in cobol. We know that cobol can handle only upto 18 bit in case of numeric data. Therefore there is a challenge for me to handle this.
Please suggest.
Regard, |
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enrico-sorichetti
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it certainly will be...
even with the most modern cobol option ARITH(EXTEND) You will be able to manage at most 31 digits!
some of the powers of Your organization should review the requirements
or plan to acquire/write in house <something> for very large number processing
speleotrove.com/decimal/#decNumber |
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Anuj Dhawan
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| sharad_shanu wrote: |
| I am receiving an 40 digit numeric data item in input file in cobol. |
Just out of curiosity, what this data would signify? |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| just out of curiosity, what this data would signify? |
puzzling, but more puzzling is a similar thread where the TS need 14 decimal digits after the comma |
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expat
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| Anuj Dhawan wrote: |
| Just out of curiosity, what this data would signify? |
A contractors daily rate  |
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enrico-sorichetti
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Nahh it's the HMPPM rate
waiting for somebody to ask what HMPPM means  |
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Robert Sample
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okay, enrico, what does HMPPM mean?  |
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enrico-sorichetti
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Anuj Dhawan
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| expat wrote: |
| Anuj Dhawan wrote: |
| Just out of curiocity, what this data would signify? |
A contractors daily rate |
Then file does not belong to Indian Contractors, for sure! |
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Bill O'Boyle
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| sharad_shanu wrote: |
Hi,
I am receiving an 40 digit numeric data item in input file in cobol. We know that cobol can handle only upto 18 bit in case of numeric data. Therefore there is a challenge for me to handle this. |
OK, you receive a 40-Digit Numeric Data Item. Do you have to touch it arithmetically for any reason?
You can store it in a PIC X(40) field (DISPLAY-NUMERIC) or a PIC X(21) field (PACKED-DECIMAL).
It's only data....
Bill |
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Anuj Dhawan
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| Bill O'Boyle wrote: |
| Do you have to touch it arithmetically for any reason? |
Yep, that was the intention to ask about the significance of data - but no answer so far! |
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icemanroh
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