[open-cobol-list] IS "PIC -.99999999E-99" invalid picture string for OpenCOBOL?

[henry wang]

Hi OpenCOBOL developers,

I use a float variable. This COBOL program can be
compiled with Fujitsu COBOL, but with OpenCOBOL  there
is compiling error for "04 FM0009-M PIC
-.99999999E-99. "
test3.cob:7: Error: invalid picture string

How can I work it around?
Or may be it will be supported later?
 Kind regards,
 Henry

p.s.      ----- test3.cob ------
      IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
      PROGRAM-ID. test3.
      DATA DIVISION.     
      WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  SYS-MISC-AREA.
           03 FM0009.
            04 FM0009-M PIC -.99999999E-99.         
            03 FI0009 VALUE ZERO USAGE COMP-1.                          
           03 FM0010.
            04 FM0010-M PIC -.9999999999999999E-99.
            03 FI0010   VALUE
            ZERO
            USAGE COMP-2.                 
      PROCEDURE DIVISION.        
      DISPLAY "TEST3"  .      
      STOP RUN.
-------    end of test3.cob ------
linux:/usr/open-cobol-0.33/cobc # cobc test3.cob -free
test3.cob:19: Warning: file unterminated by a newline
test3.cob:7: Error: invalid picture string
test3.cob:10: Error: invalid picture string



        
                
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