RE: parsing a numeric field

[Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Coffin wrote:

>Is there a way to parse a numeric field without 
>using a data structure? We have a dollar amt, 
>which is P(7,2), that we need to split into 
>dollars and cents.  It seems to me I saw 
>something that used an op code or a BIF to
>accomplish this, but I can't remember where I saw it.

The multiplicity of techniques being advocated for this are truly
impressive.  The next time somebody brings up "technically slick" I'll refer
them to this thread.

I would propose MOVEL and MOVE, but I'm certain that I don't understand the
restriction on using a data structure.  Generally, when somebody eliminates
a technique right off the bat, there's a reason.  If Peter would share that,
perhaps we could focus on his business problem and less on the particulars
of the technique du jour.

Buck Calabro
Commsoft; Albany, NY
"Nothing is so firmly believed as
 that which we least know" -- Michel Montaigne
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