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viji_rags
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| how to move spaces to a numeric data-item. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| so that You might get an abend later on ? |
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dbzTHEdinosauer
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you can not do it directly.
MOVE SPACES TO NUM-DATA-ITEM
will generate a compiler error.
but,
I will tell you how, when you tell me why do you want to do that. |
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viji_rags
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| I need these to be done in a program...how can i achieve this.. |
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dbzTHEdinosauer
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| viji_rags wrote: |
| I need these to be done in a program...how can i achieve this.. |
no, that is not a good reason. why does it need to be done in a program. |
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viji_rags
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| Can i move null-values to numeric data-item |
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dbzTHEdinosauer
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obviously this is based on your other question about moving spaces to a numeric data-item.
what is your understanding of the verbiage null-values?
null-values is a non-word - only exists in your mind. |
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viji_rags
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| i need to move spaces into a numeric data item and write into a file.. |
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PeterHolland
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| This is gonna be a long conversation between Dick and the TS. |
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expat
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Exactly what do you want to do.
Do you want to blank out some fields in an existing file or do you want to create a file with certain fields blanked out.
But then why would you want to do that  |
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Anuj Dhawan
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| I pre assume that we are talking about COBOL - if yes, please show the definition of your numeric field and what do you want in that field once "the process you've described so far" is over. It will help us to help you. While showing the valuse, please use HEX values. |
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Bill O'Boyle
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The BLANK WHEN ZERO clause or Reference Modification can be used.
However, just because you can doesn't mean that you should.
But, that's your decision....
Bill |
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ridgewalker58
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| Either REDEFINE the field with a PIC X clause and move spaces to that field OR place the numeric field under a GROUP LEVEL item and move spaces to that GROUP LEVEL item |
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dbzTHEdinosauer
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| ridgewalker58 wrote: |
| Either REDEFINE the field with a PIC X clause and move spaces to that field OR place the numeric field under a GROUP LEVEL item and move spaces to that GROUP LEVEL item |
ah! another 'learning moment' lost. |
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Phrzby Phil
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I agree with Dick.
This one looked like it had a chance to get OP to (1) answer the WHY question, and (2) try his basic COBOL skills. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| I need these to be done in a program...how can i achieve this.. |
Why do you believe you need to corrupt some numeric value?
There are many of us who believe you do not. . . How will this corrupt value be used when it is input?
While there is a BLANK WHEN ZERO it is most often used so that there won't be lots of zeros on some user-readable output. It is not usually used for data files. . .
As was mentoned earlier, you have some reluctance about explaining what you are actually trying to accomplish. . . If you do explain, you may recieve replies that are more useful to your task at hand. |
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