Hi Peter,
So PIC9(5) COMP-3 is 5 bytes / 2 = 2.5 rounded to 3 bytes?
Also I see that the first record contain some garbage or almost I don't have
idea how decode it.
Salut,
Josep
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On 9 May 2011 18:28, JosepM jmye...@mac.com wrote:
Hi Peter,
So PIC9(5) COMP-3 is 5 bytes / 2 = 2.5 rounded to 3 bytes?
No, PIC9(5) is a 3 byte field - 5 digits + sign - each of which is 4 bits long.
When a PIC9(5) field is included in a record the compiler might insert
a 'padding'
Hi Josep
The file come from a PC-MSDOS with a old ACUCOBOL-GT application, it's the
customer file data, I have the File Definition with the structure of record.
Then the test will be ASCII encoded so you don't need to worry about having to
convert the text;
It's a one-off conversion but I
Hi Josep
On 6 May 2011, at 00:36, JosepM wrote:
Hi,
I need to read a file from a Cobol application and import the data files.
I have the file description but I don't have idea how convert the decimals
fields.
01 NAME PIC X(30) -- This I guess is 30 chars
02 CODE PIC 9(5) COMP-6 -- This
Many thanks! I will try...
But how I must read the file? as file: or as binfile:? I mean how get the
chars... :(
Salut,
Josep
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I suspect the answer partly lies in knowing where the file originated from and
where you are reading it from. (By where, I mean what computer/operating
system.)
By the way, one thing that is easy to overlook is that if the file has come
directly from an IBM Mainframe any character strings will
