-----8<snip----- Thanks for the replies. If I am reading the replies correctly, a move statement of:
01 FIELD-1 PIC 9(3). 01 FIELD-2 PIC 9(3) COMP-3. MOVE FIELD-1 TO FIELD-2. Will not abend regardless of the data in FIELD-1, unless the fields are signed. -----8<snip----- As Bill Klein pointed out, there is no _guarantee_ that the compiler will generate code that will abend even if the fields are signed. Enterprise COBOL 3.4.1 just happens to generate such code today. The next version of IBM's COBOL compiler might generate different code. BTW - OS/VS COBOL 2.4 generates a PACK followed by a ZAP for the MOVE regardless of whether the sending field is signed or not. If the sending field isn't signed it also generates a NI and an OI, no doubt for sign fixup. Apparently I mistakenly took the OS/VS COBOL compiler's behavior as standard and correct. -----8<snip----- There is no way to control this trough a COBOL compiler option or LE runtime option? -----8<snip----- It doesn't look like it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
