How is sign stored in Packed Decimal fields and Zoned
Decimal fields?
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Answer Posted / dinesh kumar gaddam
Packed Decimal fields (COMP-3):
the sign is stored in the last nibble (4 bits).
If sign S is not used then last nibble will contain X'F'.
If sign S is used and value is positive then it will contain X'C'
if sign S is used and value is negative then it will contain X'D'
Example:
PIC S9(04) COMP-3 VALUE 2345. -> X’02345C’
PIC S9(04) COMP-3 VALUE -2345. -> X’02345D’
PIC 9(04) COMP-3 VALUE 2345. -> X’02345F’
Zoned Decimal fields (DISPLAY):
The data is stored in zoned decimal as:
1 is represented as X’F1’
2 is represented as X’F2’ etc.
If the data is declared as signed S then sign is over punched with numeric value of last byte in zoned decimal.
If the value is positive then last bytes first nibble will be X’C’ instead of X’F’ and if the value is negative then last bytes first nibble will be X’D’ instead of X’F’.
Example:
PIC 9(04) VALUE 1234. -> X’F1F2F3F4’
PIC S9(04) VALUE -1234. -> X’F1F2F3D4’
PIC S9(04) VALUE 1234. -> X’F1F2F3C4’
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