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maverick05 · Beginner Joined: 15 May 2005 Posts: 72 Topics: 24

HI,

If PIC 9V99 occupies less bytes than PIC 9.99,then where exactly PIC 9.99 is used?

Thanks

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject:

pic 9.99 is an edit mask which is x type.
pic 9v99 is an numeric field, and the V indicates where the decimal position.

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maverick05 · Beginner Joined: 15 May 2005 Posts: 72 Topics: 24

I undersrand the difference.But where exactly this edit mask is used in real-time scenarios?

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:35 am Post subject:

look in the COBOL programmers guide and the language reference.
hyperlinks at the top of the page.

the programmers guide will describe the uses of an edit mask.
It is a well written manual and it makes no sense for me to paraphrase the verbiage here,
nor waste website space copying the material into this thread.
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computer · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:33 am Post subject:

If you consider real-time scenarios, 9.99 is used in report generation where in report you get to see the decimal point in your report, but we cannot do any arithmetic operation.

And 9V99 is used where you need to have a decimal point but when displayed you cannot see the deciaml point and also it can be used for arithmetic operation.

Hope this helps!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,
Computer

maverick05 · Beginner Joined: 15 May 2005 Posts: 72 Topics: 24

Thanks all for the replies.

papadi · Supermod Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 594 Topics: 1

Consider that 9.99 is for people to use while 9v99 is for the computer to use (i.e external versus internal).
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