Re: IP Address Conversion using an IBM API -- COBOL400-L

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Bruce,

Wow - thanks.  It probably is a typo on my part.

Now that we know the COBOL is getting the correct result in a different
form, can you suggest an algorithm for putting it in the correct form?

Much appreciate -- Jay

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Vining" <bvining@us.ibm.com>
To: <cobol400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: IP Address Conversion using an IBM API


>
> Jay,
>
> I am not able to reproduce your exact values.  You mention that in RPG you
> get 3326352740 which would map to 198.68.29.100.  When I try your COBOL
> program using 198.68.29.100 I get -968614556 (which is close to your
> reported -989614556, but not quite the same).
>
> Now -968614556 is x'C6441D64', which when used as an unsigned integer is
> 3326352740 so you are getting the same returned data.  It's just being
> treated as signed in COBOL and unsigned in RPG.  So assuming one of the
> values in your note was a typo, you are getting the same results.
>
> Bruce

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