RE: int vs binary questions

   Hans,
   I need them for the growing length of UPC codes.  Granted GTIN is going to
   be only 14, but they intend to do another increase "soon" and bring it up
   to 40 or so digits.  So I guess I'm storing GTIN in zoned decimal.
    
   -Bob

    

     -------- Original Message --------
     Subject: Re: int vs binary questions
     From: "Hans Boldt" <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>
     Date: Tue, February 10, 2004 7:28 am
     To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx

     Bob Cozzi wrote:

     > Well maybe, but I tend to use 10I0 for all my work fields that don't
     require
     > digits to the right of the decimal notation. If you're working with
     bigger
     > numbers you can certainly use 20I0 and hopefully in V5R3 they will be
     40i0
     > or 60i0 as well.
     > Bob Cozzi

     I think the choice between 10I0 and 20I0 is a matter of taste. I think
     it really only matters when you want to store a long list of numbers in
     an array, and the lesser storage requirements for using a smaller size
     /may/ make a difference in program performance.

     No, there's no 16-byte integer/unsigned format in V5R3. But there are
     bigger decimal numerics. I really don't know why you'd need it, but RPG
     IV now supports up to 63 digit packed and zoned decimal variables.

     Cheers! Hans

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