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Hi Matt,
> I have a number in a character parameter 7a ('0000128') and I want to use
> %DEC() to convert that to a packed 7.2 field. However, I get 128.00
> instead. The reference manual is not completely clear on the decimal point
> requirements for a character string numeric.
>
> "The decimal point is optional. It can be either a period or a
> comma."
That phrase means that the compiler won't choke on a field without a
decimal point. It'll just assume that there are no fractions if no point
exists in the string.
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