Re: Comp-6 Data

 >> How can I read data saved in COMP-6 format.

Iy has been a _very_ long time since I last had to code this and I don't
have access to a system right now so I can't test it - so this may not be
quite right but hopefully you'll get the idea.

You need one set of these field definitions for each different sized field
you need to process.


       Working-storage section.

       01 Work-Area.
      * Define intermediate result field as length of Comp-6 + 1 decimal
      *  e.g. If original was 9(3)V9(2) this should be S9(3)V9(3).
           05 Temp-result     Pic S9(6)V9 Comp-3 value zero.
      * Redefine field to map all _except_ last byte as char
           05 Filler redefines Temp-result.
              10 Comp6-AsChar Pic X(3).
              10 Filler       Pic X.
      * Define final result with correct size/type - note no decimals
           05 Final-result    Pic S9(6) Comp-3.

       Procedure Division.
       Start-here.
      * assume original contains X'123456'
           Move Original-field-AsChar to Comp6-AsChar.
      * Temp-result now contains X'1234560s' s = the sign nibble
           Move Temp-result to Final-result.
      * Final-result now contains X'0123456s' the correct value
      *   - the MOVE drops  the decimal place!

Let me know if this works for you.



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