Integer arithmetic (was: Constant Identifiers)
From: "Seymour J Metz"
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2020 4:13 PM
> PL/I has never had integers.
It always has had integers.
> The arithmetic rules for scaled fixed point are different from those for
> integers.
> In integer ar
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Subject: Re: PL/I Integer arithmetic. (was: Constant Identifiers)
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From: "Seymour J Metz"
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2020 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Constant Identifiers
4/3 yields 1.3, 04/3 yields 1332, ...
Rubbish.
- Original Message -
From: "Seymour J Metz"
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2020 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Constant Identifiers
4/3 yields 1.3, 04/3 yields 1332, ...
Rubbish.
4/3 yields 1.33
INTEGER_DIVISION:
PROCEDURE OPTIONS (MAIN);
DECLARE (A, B) FIXED DECIMAL (15);
A =
From: "Seymour J Metz"
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2020 4:13 PM
PL/I has never had integers.
It always has had integers.
The arithmetic rules for scaled fixed point are different from those for
integers.
In integer arithmetic, (4/3)*6 is 6 That's not the result you get in PL/I.
Yes it
