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The function allows dynamic precision and scale. They are Inputs.
DCL-S FLD2 VARCHAR(128);
DCL-S fld1 CHAR(7);
Dcl-s x Int(5);
Dcl-s Y Int(5);
You pass your string.
fld1 = '002632J';
x = 7;
y = 2;
FLD2 = UTL_FMTNUMFORDEC(fld1: x: y :*ON:*OFF);
And you get this out as a String: "26.32-"
Chris Hiebert
Senior Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Jay Vaughn
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 11:51 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: parse a negative number out of a before image string
thanks chris but data precision and scale must be dynamically coded
jay
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