define comp?

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"COMP" in Cobol = Binary storage format(if -ve bit is ON,
if +ve bit is OFF)
COMP-1 = Single precision floating point. Uses 4 bytes.
COMP-2 = Double precision floating point. Uses 8 bytes.
COMP-3 = packed decimal format. Uses 4 bytes.

Example 01 WS-VAR USAGE COMP-1.

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define comp?..

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COMP = Compare in RPG, to compare two fields value.

AA = 01
BB = 02

C AA COMP 01 99 (found)
C BB COMP AA 99 (not found)

99 = on not found
99 = off found

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