Re: Use of %DEC with unformatted character numerics

So does that mean for the %DEC to give him the results he wants the 7A 
field should be 00001.28 to be converted to 1.28?

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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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