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SayantaniKundu
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How to convert character to decimal in cobol program.?
In the source code char say 'A' is accepted. But the decimal value of 'A' is validated against some logic.
Please suggest how to achieve this situation in cobol program? |
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Phrzby Phil
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It is hard to decipher just what you are asking.
Ask a colleague to read your post and tell you what s/he thinks the question is. |
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Bharath Bhat
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| Why do you think 'A' has a decimal value? It would be better to post the actual requirement to get realistic solutions. |
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SayantaniKundu
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The code accepts data like 'A' , 'B' etc..
Now the HEX value of 'A' is C1... If C1 is converted to decimal (i.e. HEX to Decimal) , u get 193.
I would like to know if we can do this conversion in cobol code. |
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PeterHolland
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| Function ORD (inp-char) |
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Bharath Bhat
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Declare a working storage array having two columns and 26 occurances. Col1 contains character and col2 contains decimal value.
You've got yourself a conversion table. |
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Bharath Bhat
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| PeterHolland wrote: |
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That simple?  |
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enrico-sorichetti
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to all of You ....
it would be wise to review the different number representations
see for hints
ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=40254&highlight=
the question is badly posed
the common sense tells that a CHAR represents a number itself
what You are probably asking for is how to convert a generic byte to the decimal equivalent,
in other words an HEX to DECIMAL NOT a CHAR to DECIMAL |
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| Bharath Bhat wrote: |
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That simple? |
Yes. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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c /to all of You .... /to some of You .... /  |
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Bharath Bhat
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| SayantaniKundu wrote: |
The code accepts data like 'A' , 'B' etc..
Now the HEX value of 'A' is C1... If C1 is converted to decimal(i.e. HEX to Decimal) , u get 193.
I would like to know if we can do this conversion in cobol code. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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it would be wiser in these cases to post the full requirement
common sense tells that ...
c'A' ==> positive 1 ( zoned decimal )
or as an alternative
c'A' ==> printable for hex "A"
c''0123456789ABCDEF' ==> x'000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e' |
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| To be accurate, you need to subtract 1 from the FUNCTION output. FUNCTION ORD returns a value in the range of 1 to 256, whereas the collating sequence values are 0 to 255. The function returns 194 for an upper case A, not 193. |
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PeterHolland
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| Robert Sample wrote: |
| To be accurate, you need to subtract 1 from the FUNCTION output. FUNCTION ORD returns a value in the range of 1 to 256, whereas the collating sequence values are 0 to 255. The function returns 194 for an upper case A, not 193. |
Yes Robert, and i left that to the TS to find out. |
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