Re: Numerics PACKED, ODD format -- Always recommended?

[Booth Martin <boothm@xxxxxxx>]

Bob Crothers wrote:
> 
> Karen,
> 
> Yes, it is best (from a performance point of view) to use odd
> length packed numeric data in your files.


Doesn't db/400 ignore the packed vs. zoned definitions now?  I thought
all numeric fields were packed regardless of what one writes in the dds. 
About the odd vs even issue: if you need 8 characters, then you need 8
at least so you can't go to 7.  My understanding always was that the
cycles for 8 are the same price as the cycles for 9, so the 9th
character is a freebie, excepting dasd.
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