On 3/2/2011 5:56 AM, Carl Lindner wrote:
> I ran across this is download files from a few securities firms.
>
> {ABCDEFGHI represent positive 0 through 9
> }JKLMNOPQR represent negative 0 through 9
>
> 256K converts to -2562
>
> 256B converts to 2562
>
> the last field gives the last digit and the sign of the number
>
That's called a "sign overpunch". In the last column, you punch the
digit and also the 12-row if it's positive and the 11-row if negative.
(You are using punched cards, aren't you?)
Nostalgia aside, just retrieve the fields as Character, then run them
through a conversion routine. Pretty easy.
Dan Covill
World's Oldest FoxPro Programmer
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