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csprakash
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:20 am    Post subject: PIC --8(9) Reply with quote
Code:
ID DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. DYNAMDEL.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
77 ERR-CODE PIC --(8)9.
77 TEMP-CITY PIC X(15).
01 SQL-TEXT.
49 SQL-TEXT-LEN PIC S9(4) COMP.
49 SQL-TEXT-TEXT PIC X(250).


what does this PIC --8(9) means, it is compiling without any error and running correctly.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
csprakash,

-- is coded before the variable to represent minus sign for any variable if it has a negative value.Try moving -100 to the variable ERR-CODE and display it , you will get :
Code:

01 ERR-CODE       PIC --9(08).
PROCEDURE DIVISION.     
    MOVE -100   TO ERR-CODE.   
    DISPLAY 'ERR-CODE IS :' ERR-CODE.

OUTPUT
Code:

ERR-CODE IS : -00000100

Try moving positive 100 to the variable ERR-CODE and display it , you will get :
Code:

ERR-CODE IS :  00000100

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
csprakash,

Check these links which explains in detail about edit masks

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http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IGY3LR10/5.3.11.9.1?SHELF=&DT=20020920180651&CASE=

Hope this helps...

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