Re: Binary variables in RPG -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Binary variables in RPG
From: "Buck Calabro" <buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:16:55 -0400
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> Note that binary variables are not limited
> to integers; they support decimal
> fractions as well.

And I think I'm the only one who has seen this used in production.  So
you can blame me for IBM having to keep this antique data type.  Sigh.

It has been this way as long as I can remember: at least back to S/3
RPG II circa 1978.
  --buck

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