Re: Is there an OP-Code to determine if a Numeric Field is Negative?

[boothm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I'm watching all of the bashing of COMP and of indicators.  These are good 
tools.  Old, understood, and true;  much like a hammer or a shovel.  The 
hammer and the shovel don't change much, a better shovel or a better 
hammer really hasn't been invented.  So sure, there's newer fads and 
fancier solutions, but indicators are not evil creatures for pete's sake.
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Booth Martin
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"Norm Dennis" <wmss@iinet.net.au>
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03/06/2000 12:06 AM
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Are you refering to a situation at input time in RPG?
If so, in the days of the dinosaur, yes.
On the input spec there was an indicator on byte 65-66 for zero,
byte 67-68 for negative and byte 69-70 for positive.

Norm



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bale, Dan" <DBale@TFSA.Textron.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, 3 March 2000 4:36
Subject: RE: Is there an OP-Code to determine if a Numeric Field is
Negative?


> The short answer is: NO.
>
> The long answer:  You can't get much clearer than "If ABC < 0".  What is
it
> about that form that makes you ask the question?
>
> Just remember how far we've come.  Remember?:
>      C           ABC       COMP 0                      88
>
> <Shudder, heave, quiver...>
>
> - Dan Bale
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Stapleton [mailto:Brian.Stapleton@diverseylever.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 8:37 AM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Is there an OP-Code to determine if a Numeric Field is
> Negative?
>
>
> Greetings All;
>
> Is there an Op code that I can use to determine if a numeric field is
> Negative?
>  Just looking for a different way than doing this...
>
> IF Number_Field    <   0
> Do Something...
> EndIf
>
>
>
>
> Brian Stapleton
> Information Services
> DiverseyLever Institutional
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> Brian.Stapleton@diverseylever.com
> (248) 304-3553
>
>
>
>
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