Re[2]: Converting from packed to character in Query/400 -- MIDRANGE-L

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In message <0000F847.3388@DOEGJPO.COM>, From Carol.Collins@DOEGJPO.COM 
(Carol Collins), the following was written:
> my file, the sign is stored in the low order digit.  When the sign is 
> negative, the low order digit is stored as, e.g. 'J' instead of '1'. 
> (I think this was once referred to as "sign overpunch", but let's not 
> get into >  

Carol,

That's easy to handle. Just convert the last nibble to xF if it's xD and
preface it with a '-'.

Pete


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