[open-cobol-list] Re: feature request: MOVE NON-INTEGER TO ALPHA-NUMERIC (MF-EXTENSION)

[Thomas Biehler]

On Friday 05 March 2004 14:42, you wrote:
> At Tue, 2 Mar 2004 15:33:57 +0100,
>
> Thomas Biehler wrote:
> > please implement the following MF-COBOL extension:
> > (only as a MF-Extension !  ;-) )
> >
> > It is NOT explained in the Language Reference.  :-(
> > Instead you have to look into the Error Messages (Guide) for the
> > syntax-error 1029-E  !
> >
> > here is the crucially excerpt from the Error Messages Guide:
> > ===================================================
> >
> > > 1029  A non-integer is being moved to an alphanumeric data item
> > >          A MOVE statement is trying to move a noninteger item to an
> > >          alphanumeric data item.
> > >          The decimal point is ignored and all the digits moved as if
> > > they constituted an integer.
>
> Done.
>
> Keisuke

Thanks!

I have tested it (short) with my testprogram and real application.
Looks good!

Thomas

P.S.  Is there any autotest in misc.at or extensions.at for this feature?
         I have nothing found. (I have send a first version of such one
         with my feature request). Should i write it and send it to you ?