How is sign stored in Packed Decimal fields and Zoned
Decimal fields?
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Answer Posted / pradeep
For a Packed decimal:
(a) positive value is stored as,
0653
000F
Here, the value 'F' specifies its a +ve value. Also, 'C' is
also used to store +ve values.
(b) negative value is stored with 'D' instead of 'F'
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