I can't answer this, but I've seen the x'001234' format called "binary decimal", which always makes my head hurt a bit. OTOH it's unambiguous, which is always A Good Thing.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andrew Rowley Sent: Friday, May 2, 2025 4:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Packed decimal sign nibbles What's the difference in the representation? Is unsigned 1234: 0x01234F or 0x001234 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
