Not sure if "binary" and decimal s9(5)"v9(2)" makes sense together.
Isnt binary strictly integers (1,2,3...) ? I have never seen 10AC.BD hex before!! - doesn't seem to make sense.
Try removing the "binary" - for testing make it as simple as possible. Change all to decimal display - not packed, not binary.
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From: cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of geir.kildal@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 8:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [COBOL400-L] XML using COBOL(RPG)?
Hi Michael.
I have tried computational, comp-3 and binary def for the receiving field. I still miss the decimals. Here is the essence of my small testpgm:
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 ws-a pic x(6) value "-25,33". (SPECIAL NAMES. DECIMAL-POINT IS COMMA. ( I have also tried without it))
01 ws-b pic s9(5)v9(2) binary value zero. (display, COMP-3, COMPUTATIONAL - they all fail)
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
mainline section.
main-000.
compute ws-b = function numval-c(ws-a). Result: WS-B = -00025.00
compute ws-b = function numval(ws-a). Result: WS-B = -00025.00
go to main-000.
This is according to the manual, and I just can't understand what I'm doing wrong..
I'm on V5R4.
Mvh. / Regards / Terveisin
Geir
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Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 2:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [COBOL400-L] XML using COBOL(RPG)?
Jon Paris is correct. NUMVAL-C is generally used to convert values with currency symbols, but I've used it before without them. It should work.
Where I've often been bit is that NUMVAL and NUMBAL-C both return a floating point value. Floating point is not precise--at least not when converted to a fixed-decimal value.
My only suggestion would be to define NUMFIELD as packed-decimal. You could also try specifying an interim value using greater precision--at time that helps when converting from floating point values.
I believe packed-decimal is COMP-3--I prefer specifying"PACKED-DECIMAL", "BINARY", etc. so that no one is required to remember the esoteric COMPUTATIONAL identifiers.
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Re: [COBOL400-L] XML using COBOL(RPG)?
Hi.
I'm almost getting it working.
The generation of XML works fine.
The parsing works mostly fine.
However, I do have a problem with numeric values containing
decimals: '325.25' ends up like 325.00 in the receiving field when I
use
'compute NUMFIELD = function numval-c(XML-TEXT)'
NUMFIELD is pic 9(5)v99.
Am I using the wrong function? It works ok with numeric fields
without decimals.
Mvh. / Regards / Terveisin
Geir
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