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  3. January 2003

RE: Parameter passing from CLP to COBOL/400 program

 >> Be aware that _any_ need for negative numbers or for decimal fractions
may take significant ....

I agree that some effort is needed for negatives, but not for decimals.
_Care_ is needed but nothing else.   COBOL interprets the numeric value
based on the picture clause.  If you pass the string 12345 and the receiving
program defines the parm as PIC is 999V99 then it will be read as 123.45 -
if the PIC is 9V9999 then it will be 1.2345 and so on.

Same holds true for RPG.  Other than in the floating point world there is
nothing magical about decimals.

Jon Paris
Partner400

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