RE: Character to Numeric

Thank you so much for this Barabara.  

As for the URL to the code, I know it was in the HTTP Programmers Guide.
Somewhere where it tells you to convert the CONTENT_LENGTH from char to
numeric, it points or shows this routine similar to mine.  Don't know the
exact URL.  

Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bmorris@ca.ibm.com [mailto:bmorris@ca.ibm.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 11:04 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Character to Numeric
> 
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> >Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 07:57:32 -0600
> >From: "Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@taylorcorp.com>
> >Subject: RE: Character to Numeric
> >
> >So I just added a half adjust and so far it's worked flawlessly for 3
> >years or more.
> 
> Brad, as you know, using floating point will invalidate any 
> result with
> over 16 significant digits.  It might also fail for some values with
> fewer than 16 significant digits.  Are you sure it's worked 
> flawlessly?
> Would you know if the occasional result was out by 1 in the least
> significant place?
> 
> Anyway, if you or anyone else who is using your routine want it to
> work for all input within the packed(30,9) range, make these 
> 2 changes.
> (Hans and I were talking and he showed me this fix.)
> 
> 1. Use the (r) extender to keep all decimal places in the result
> 2. Use %inth on the 10** expression.
> 
> C                   eval(hr)  Num = (WrkNum * Sign /
> C                                       %inth(10**Decpos))
> 
> > as soon as IBM fixes the one that I copied this from.  Better get
> > crackin.
> 
> I'm not sure what the connection is, but we'll see what we can do to
> get that C2N snippet fixed.  I'm not sure we're talking about the
> same IBM routine though.  The C2N I know has at least 2 bugs; the (H)
> one and also a problem with negative numbers.  Can you please post the
> URL to the one you're referring to.
> 
> Barbara
> 
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