Re: negative numbers

What I'd do is convert the absolute value, then test the original value
and place the '-' prn....

Don in DC

On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Scott, Shadrach wrote:

> 
> I am creating net.data macros using RPG. Every thing to Net.data is a
> string. So when I return integers I am moving the data into a character
> field. If the number is negative I am getting a weird string. Example -50.93
> is being returned as 509L or -400.00 is returned as 4000}. What is the
> easiest way to create a normal string pattern from a negative integer. 
> 
> Thanks 
> Shadrach Scott
> sscott@hiu.edu
> 
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