RE: Changing a zoned decimal value with SQL

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 2:18 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Changing a zoned decimal value with SQL

IIRC F is not the only valid indicator of positive values in a zoned
field - it is really a single bit that says what the sign is
- I don't
remember which it is

I think that the "i" is the same as the "z". On the "z", a sign nybble
of A, C (preferred), E, or F indicate plus, whereas B or D (preferred)
indicate negative. The (preferred) means that these are the sign nybbles
generated by the hardware instructions.

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