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Re: Ugh.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@leif.org>
To: <cobol400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: Ugh.


> From: Don <dr2@cssas400.com>
> > doesn't COMP SYNC also do a packed field?  Haven't used those brain
cells
> > in awhile...and my books are back at the office...
>
> COMP generates a packed field. But Joe wants a zoned field: simply leave
> out the COMP.



well, yes, but that's on the 400. COMP is implementor-defined to be whatever
the implementor wants as the fastest computational field storage on that
architecture. So, 390 COMPs are binary.

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