Handling more than 18 digits in cobol

mosinjamadar · New User Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 10 Location: pune

Hi All,

I want to handle more than 18 digits in my program because i m getting more than 14 digits when there are 3 decimal places
Please help me out if u know

Bill O'Boyle

This was added to OS/390 COBOL 2.2 (circa late 1990's) and is included as an option in all subsequent releases of COBOL. It can be activated by specifying the compiler option ARITH(EXTEND).

Note that ARITH(EXTEND) is NOT the default and it must be expressly specified.

However, please be advised that this option could (at times) requires that COBOL access a run-time routine for certain calculations, which may or may not cause increased response-time.

I would consult your System Programmer and/or Tech Support person, who could then let you know the pros and cons of this option.

Regards,

Bill

Robert Sample · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:18 pm Post subject:

Also, note that COMP fields cannot exceed 18 digits, period.

Itanium · Active User Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 57 Location: India

I'n not sure if this makes sense, try to have two variables.

First one before the decimals.
Second one holding the decimal values.

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

Hello,

mosinjamadar · New User Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 10 Location: pune

Could you please give me the sytntax for ARITH(EXTEND) how to use it in cobol ,I tried lot of manual but i was unable to founf it

enrico-sorichetti

strange that You did not find anything

mosinjamadar · New User Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 10 Location: pune

Thanks a lot