Re: XML using COBOL(RPG)?

Joel,

Not sure if you were responding to my post or not. When I referred to
specifying "PACKED-DECIMAL", "BINARY", etc., I meant using a descriptive
specification rather than as opposed to using COMP-3, COMP-4, etc. which I
would consider somewhat esoteric (i.e., definition meaning "intended to be
revealed only to the initiates of a group"). I guess mentioning BINARY
was extraneous as it wouldn't allow for decimal positions (as you
note--integer values only) which is where Geir is having the
problem--i.e., no decimal being converted.

That could have added confusion to what I'm sure is already a frustrating
problem for him.

Thanks,
Michael

cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/14/2013 01:00:09 PM:

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Re: [COBOL400-L] XML using COBOL(RPG)?

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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] 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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] On Behalf Of MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx
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.