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Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field
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Bill Klein |
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Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field |
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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:00:02 -0500 |
Vince,
Do you know of any compilers that do truncation with COMP-5? I know LOTS
that do with COMP or BINARY. But almost all compilers that I know of that
have COMP-5 as an extension, have it explicitly so it will NOT truncate
based on picture clause (i.e. base 10). Most, but not all, also have COMP-5
in "operations system - best - binary" format, i.e. little-endian /
big-endian automatically done based not he O/S on which the compiler is run.
Again,
If the compiler allows for
01 aGroup.
05 Num1 Pic S9(4) Com-5.
...
Move High-Values to aGroup
Display Num1
then it SHOULD (IMHO) display the full value of the data item. If the
display doesn't work that way, then the compiler should reject it.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vince coen [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 6:24 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field
>
> Hi
> On Monday 27 July 2009, Sergey Kashyrin wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I think it's not about that
> > It's about DISPLAY which actually not suppose to display
> ANY binary or
> > comp-3/4/5 fields. I don't see any contradictions with formal Cobol.
>
> Oops, I 'assumed' that you had moved it to a numeric display
> field prior to
> display, but my argument is still valid against various
> compilers in that
> auto truncation can occur and manipulating a s9(4) field
> after over flow any
> thing can and no doubt will, happen so it is still verifyable
> to fix by
> change to s9(5) as needed.
>
> There again I have programmed in the basis of a specific
> compilers behaviour
> as against what the language specs say. It is only over the
> last few years
> that I have changed my programming style to match the
> language specs knowing
> that the compiler will no doubt change during the life of the
> app which will
> be longer than I have anticipated as proven with code written
> in the 60's and
> 70's now being converted from MF workbench to run under Open Cobol.
>
> Vince
>
> >
> > Not going to do any fixes on that, correct me if I wrong
> >
> > Regards
> > SKA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "vince coen" <address@hidden>
> > To: <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 7:05 AM
> > Subject: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field
> >
> > > Hi;
> > >
> > > On Saturday 25 July 2009, Robert Keane wrote:
> > >> Hello All,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I've found a problem when displaying the maximum value
> in a comp-5
> > >> field. If an s9(4) comp-5 can hold +32767 or -32768.
> After initializing
> > >> or moving +32767 or -32768 to the s9(4) comp-5 field the
> display gives
> > >> +2767 or -2768, the high order digit is dropped. However
> if the comp-5
> > >> field is moved to a field defined with enough z's the
> display is ok.
> > >
> > > A dropped leading digit does not supprise me. Moving
> above 9,999 to a
> > > pic s9 (4) will result in truncation. Solution is to
> increase picture
> > > size to reflect the maximum value your field will get to
> in this case pic
> > > s9(5) comp-5.
> > >
> > > Or better still use binary-short, its more effective for
> arithmetic etc
> > > in OC.
> > >
> > > Vince
> > >
> >
>
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- [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, vince coen, 2009/07/26
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, Sergey Kashyrin, 2009/07/27
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, Bill Klein, 2009/07/27
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, vince coen, 2009/07/27
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, Michael, 2009/07/27
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field,
Bill Klein <=
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, Gary Cutler, 2009/07/28
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, michael, 2009/07/28
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, vince coen, 2009/07/28
- Re: [open-cobol-list] displaying max values in comp-5 field, Bill Klein, 2009/07/28