RE: What do you get when you multiply a number with 1

He is rounding.  

Eval(H) will cause the result to be rounded to the nearest decimal.

If ICNWGT = 125.67894 the statement will result in WKSLBS0 = 126
If ICNWGT = 125.41324 the statement will result in WKSLBS0 = 125

 
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Subject: What do you get when you multiply a number with 1


Here is a piece of code from my application program. The author of this
program is a renowned person, who wouldn't do mad things.

IF        PMTEN = *BLANKS OR PMTEN = '0'   
EVALH)   WKSLBS0 = ICNWGT * 1             
EVAL      WRKSLBS = WRKSLBS + WKSLBS0      
ENDIF                                      


PMTEN = no. of decimal places (I'm really not sure about this. This
field is taken from a file)
WKLBS0 is a 15, 0 packed field
ICNWGT is a 15, 5 packed field (This field is also taken from a file)

The question is "why is the author multiplying with 1". What is he
trying to accomplish?


Thanks,
Ganesh

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