RE: Passing numeric fields to COBOL program

Dean, 

Well, on the mainframe the "F" does indeed change to a "C"
or "D" if the field is used as a result field in COBOL, I'm
not sure about DB2 but sense the result would be in a host
variable, I can't help but believe it to be true there as
well. Now on the 400, I think I will do somemore diging just
to satisfy my own curiousity.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DAsmussen@aol.com [SMTP:DAsmussen@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 1998 4:29 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@MIDRANGE.COM
> Subject:      Re: Passing numeric fields to COBOL program
> 
> Howard,
> 
> In a message dated 98-06-11 12:36:15 EDT, you write:
> 
> > I was speaking COBOL not DB2 and probably was in
> >  MainFrameLand mentaly, in any case, I did not know
> that,
> >  thanks for the correction and new information!
> 
> Didn't mean it to be a correction.  Is it?
> 
> Regards!
> 
> Dean Asmussen
> Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
> 
> Things you never hear -- "...this city of Miami official
> is actually _NOT_
> under indictment at this time."
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