Floating Point Arithmetic A COBOL Example |
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This suite of sample programs provides an example of a COBOL program doing floating point arithmetic and writing the information to a Sequential file. The program will run on an IBM mainframe or a Windows platform using Micro Focus or a UNIX platform using Micro Focus. On the mainframe the default is to use the IBM 370 Floating Point Arithmetic. On Windows or UNIX using Micro Focus the default is to use the IEEE Standard for Floating Point Arithmetic. The IEEE standard provides a higher level of precision than 370. However, 370 provides for larger numbers by providing less precision.
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This example illustrates the following functions.
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Objectives for a Job that uses Floating Point Arithmetic |
The following is an example of a COBOL program that processes floating point values. The information that is written to the sequential file is created within the program.
The following is the output that is written to a sequential file.
* CBLFPAC1 Example, Floating Point Arithmetic v13.01.07 http://www.simotime.com * CBLFPAC1 Copyright 1987-2013 --- SimoTime Enterprises --- All Rights Reserved TXT Perimeter 12.566370614359173 Radius 2.000000000000000 Pi 3.14159265358979323 FPS Perimeter 12.566368103027340 Radius 2.000000000000000 Pi 3.14159202575683600 FPL Perimeter 12.566370614359170 Radius 2.000000000000000 Pi 3.14159265358979400 * CBLFPAC1 Thank you for using this software provided from SimoTime Enterprises * CBLFPAC1 Please send all inquires or suggestions to the helpdesk@simotime.com
This suite of samples programs will run on the following platforms.
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The following is a flowchart of the job for executing the program that does floating point arithmetic and writes the results to a Sequential file of fixed-length fields.
The main program (CBLFPAC1) will perform calculations using floating point fields. The contents of the fields will be move into a record structure and written to a sequential file. The source code for the CMD file, the JCL member and the COBOL programs is provided and may be modified to fit your environment. JCL MemberThe following (CBLFPAJ1.jcl) is a sample of the mainframe JCL needed to run this job on an IBM Mainframe System or a Linux, UNIX or Windows System with Micro Focus Enterprise Server. //CBLFPAJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,ACCOUNT,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* CBLFPAJ1.JCL - a JCL Member for Batch Job Processing * //* This JCL Member is provided by SimoTime Technologies * //* (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * //* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * //* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * //* ******************************************************************* //* //* Text - Write various floating point fields to a QSAM file. //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 24, 1996 //* //* This is a sample program that shows the format for various //* floating point fields. The information is also written to a //* QSAM file. //* //* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a //* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express. //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 2, This job step will delete a previously created QSAM //* file. //* //DELTHEXW EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //DATAFPA1 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.DATAFPA1,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI, // SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=120,DSORG=PS) //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 2 of 2, This job step will write information to the QSAM file. //* //EXECFPA1 EXEC PGM=CBLFPAC1 //STEPLIB DD DSN=SIMOTIME.PDS.LOADLIB,DISP=SHR //DATAFPA1 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.DATAFPA1,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI, // SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=120,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* // Command FileThe following (CBLFPAE1.cmd) is a sample of the Windows CMD needed to run this job. @echo OFF rem * ******************************************************************* rem * CBLFPAE1.CMD - a Windows Command File * rem * This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies * rem * (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * rem * Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * rem * e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * rem * ******************************************************************* em * rem * Text - Calculate floating point field contents and write to file. rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies rem * Date - January 24, 1996 rem * rem * The job will do floating point arithmetic and write the results rem * to a sequential file. rem * rem * This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a rem * Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Net Express. rem * rem * ************ rem * * CblFpaE1 * rem * ********cmd* rem * * rem * ************ ************ rem * * if Exist ******* DATAFPA1 * if exist delete the file rem * ********del* *******rseq* rem * * rem * * rem * ************ ************ rem * * CblFpaC1 ******* DATAFPA1 * rem * ********cbl* *******rseq* rem * * rem * ************ rem * * EOJ * rem * ************ rem * rem * ******************************************************************** rem * Step 1 of 3, Set the global environment variables... rem * if "%SYSLOG%" == "" set syslog=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG set CmdName=CblFpaE1 call ..\Env1Base rem * call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%" call SimoNOTE "Starting CmdName %CmdName%" rem * ******************************************************************* rem * Step 2 of 3, Delete any previously created file... rem * :DeleteQSAM call SimoNOTE "Identify JobStep DeleteQSAM" set DATAFPA1=%BaseLib1%\DATA\APPL\DATAFPA1.DAT if exist %DATAFPA1% del %DATAFPA1% rem * rem * ******************************************************************* rem * Step 3 of 3, Calculate Floating Point, create a new output file... rem * :ExecuteFlaotingPointRoutine call SimoNOTE "Identify JobStep ExecuteRightAdjustRoutine" run CBLFPAC1 if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0010 if not "%JobStatus%" == "0000" goto :EojNOK :EojAOK call SimoNOTE "DataMake DATAFPA1=%DATAFPA1%" call SimoNOTE "Finished CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%" goto :End :EojNOK call SimoNOTE "ABENDING CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%" echo %DATE% - %TIME% Starting User ABEND Processing...>>%SYSLOG% set >>%SYSLOG% echo %DATE% - %TIME% Complete User ABEND Processing...>>%SYSLOG% goto :End :End call SimoNOTE "Conclude SysOut is %SYSOUT%" if not "%1" == "nopause" pause exit /B %JobStatus% COBOL Demonstration ProgramThe following (CBLFPAC1.cbl) is a sample of the Micro Focus COBOL demonstration program. 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INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. SELECT DATAFPA1-FILE ASSIGN to DATAFPA1 ORGANIZATION is SEQUENTIAL ACCESS MODE is SEQUENTIAL FILE STATUS is DATAFPA1-STATUS. * ***************************************************************** DATA DIVISION. FILE SECTION. * FD DATAFPA1-FILE DATA RECORD is DATAFPA1-RECORD. 01 DATAFPA1-RECORD. 05 FPA1-DATA pic X(120). * ***************************************************************** WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 SIM-TITLE. 05 T1 pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '. 05 T2 pic X(34) value 'Example, Floating Point Arithmetic'. 05 T3 pic X(10) value ' v13.01.07'. 05 T4 pic X(24) value ' http://www.simotime.com'. 01 SIM-COPYRIGHT. 05 C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '. 05 C2 pic X(20) value 'Copyright 1987-2018 '. 05 C3 pic X(28) value ' SimoTime Technologies '. 05 C4 pic X(20) value ' All Rights Reserved'. 01 SIM-THANKS-01. 05 C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '. 05 C2 pic X(32) value 'Thank you for using this program'. 05 C3 pic X(32) value ' provided from SimoTime Technolo'. 05 C4 pic X(04) value 'gies'. 01 SIM-THANKS-02. 05 C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '. 05 C2 pic X(32) value 'Please send all inquires or sugg'. 05 C3 pic X(32) value 'estions to the helpdesk@simotime'. 05 C4 pic X(04) value '.com'. 01 MESSAGE-BUFFER. 05 MESSAGE-HEADER pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '. 05 MESSAGE-TEXT. 10 MESSAGE-TEXT-1 pic X(68) value SPACES. 10 MESSAGE-TEXT-2 pic X(188) value SPACES. 01 DATAFPA1-STATUS. 05 DATAFPA1-STATUS-L pic X. 05 DATAFPA1-STATUS-R pic X. 01 DATAFPA1-EOF pic X value 'N'. 01 DATAFPA1-OPEN-FLAG pic X value 'C'. * 01 IO-STATUS. 05 IO-STAT1 pic X. 05 IO-STAT2 pic X. 01 TWO-BYTES. 05 TWO-BYTES-LEFT pic X. 05 TWO-BYTES-RIGHT pic X. 01 TWO-BYTES-BINARY redefines TWO-BYTES pic 9(4) comp. * 01 APPL-RESULT pic S9(9) comp. 88 APPL-AOK value 0. 88 APPL-EOF value 16. * 01 DATAFPA1-TOTAL. 05 filler pic X(23) value 'DATAFPA1 line count is '. 05 DATAFPA1-LOC pic 9(7) value 0. * Notice the following Floating Point Fields do not have a * picture clause. 01 WORK-FIELDS. 05 WORK-SHORT-01 COMP-1. 05 WORK-LONG-01 COMP-2. 05 WORK-RADIUS COMP-1. 05 WORK-CIRCUMFERENCE COMP-2. 01 ZD-FIELDS. 05 ZD-PI pic 9v9(17) value 0. 05 ZD-RAD-3-15 pic 9(3)v9(15) value 0. 05 ZD-CIR-3-15 pic 9(3)v9(15) value 0. 01 FP-SHORT. 05 FPS-PI COMP-1 value 0. 05 FPS-RAD COMP-1 value 0. 05 FPS-CIR COMP-1 value 0. 01 FP-LONG. 05 FPL-PI COMP-2 value 0. 05 FPL-RAD COMP-2 value 0. 05 FPL-CIR COMP-2 value 0. 01 PRINT-LINE. 05 EDT-ID pic X(3) value SPACES. 05 FILLER pic X(11) value ' Perimeter '. 05 EDT-3-15-CIR pic ZZZ.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. 05 FILLER pic X(08) value ' Radius '. 05 EDT-3-15-RAD pic ZZZ.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. 05 FILLER pic X(04) value ' Pi '. 05 EDT-1-15-PI pic Z.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. * 01 PRINT-PI-SHORT. 05 FILLER pic X(24) value 'FPA-PI-SHORT........... '. 05 PI-SHORT-VALUE pic Z.ZZZZZZZZ. 01 PRINT-PI-LONG. 05 FILLER pic X(24) value 'FPA-PI-LONG............ '. 05 PI-LONG-VALUE pic Z.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. 01 PRINT-ZD-3-15. 05 FILLER pic X(24) value 'ZD-3-15................ '. 05 ZD-EDT-3-15 pic ZZZ.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. * ***************************************************************** PROCEDURE DIVISION. perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT perform DATAFPA1-OPEN move SIM-TITLE to FPA1-DATA perform DATAFPA1-WRITE move SIM-COPYRIGHT to FPA1-DATA perform DATAFPA1-WRITE * perform ZD-CALCULATIONS move PRINT-LINE to FPA1-DATA perform DATAFPA1-WRITE * perform FPS-CALCULATIONS move PRINT-LINE to FPA1-DATA perform DATAFPA1-WRITE * perform FPL-CALCULATIONS move PRINT-LINE to FPA1-DATA perform DATAFPA1-WRITE move 'is Complete...' to MESSAGE-TEXT perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE move SIM-THANKS-01 to FPA1-DATA perform DATAFPA1-WRITE move SIM-THANKS-02 to FPA1-DATA perform DATAFPA1-WRITE perform DATAFPA1-CLOSE perform Z-THANK-YOU GOBACK. ***************************************************************** * PI=3.14159265358979323846 ZD-CALCULATIONS. move 'TXT' to EDT-ID add 3.14159265358979323 to ZERO giving ZD-PI ROUNDED add 2 to ZERO giving ZD-RAD-3-15 compute ZD-CIR-3-15 ROUNDED = ZD-PI * (2 * ZD-RAD-3-15) add ZD-CIR-3-15 to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-CIR add ZD-RAD-3-15 to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-RAD add ZD-PI to ZERO giving EDT-1-15-PI display PRINT-LINE upon console exit. ***************************************************************** FPS-CALCULATIONS. move 'FPS' to EDT-ID add 3.14159265358979323 to ZERO giving FPS-PI ROUNDED add 2 to ZERO giving FPS-RAD compute FPS-CIR ROUNDED = FPS-PI * (2 * FPS-RAD) add FPS-CIR to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-CIR add FPS-RAD to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-RAD add FPS-PI to ZERO giving EDT-1-15-PI display PRINT-LINE upon console exit. ***************************************************************** FPL-CALCULATIONS. move 'FPL' to EDT-ID add 3.14159265358979323 to ZERO giving FPL-PI ROUNDED add 2 to ZERO giving FPL-RAD compute FPL-CIR ROUNDED = FPL-PI * (2 * FPL-RAD) add FPL-CIR to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-CIR add FPL-RAD to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-RAD add FPL-PI to ZERO giving EDT-1-15-PI display PRINT-LINE upon console exit. ***************************************************************** * The value of PI is the ratio between the perimeter and the * diameter on any given circle. * In other words, dividing the perimeter of any circle by its * diameter always gives the same answer, and this number is * defined to be PI. A 12-digit approximation of PI is given as * 3.14159265358. ***************************************************************** ***************************************************************** * I/O ROUTINES FOR DATAFPA1... * ***************************************************************** DATAFPA1-WRITE. if DATAFPA1-OPEN-FLAG = 'C' perform DATAFPA1-OPEN end-if write DATAFPA1-RECORD if DATAFPA1-STATUS = '00' subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT else if DATAFPA1-STATUS = '10' add 16 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT else add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT end-if end-if. if APPL-AOK CONTINUE else move 'DATAFPA1-Failure-WRITE...' to MESSAGE-TEXT perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE move DATAFPA1-STATUS to IO-STATUS perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM end-if exit. *---------------------------------------------------------------* DATAFPA1-OPEN. add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT. open output DATAFPA1-FILE if DATAFPA1-STATUS = '00' subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT move 'O' to DATAFPA1-OPEN-FLAG else add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT end-if if APPL-AOK CONTINUE else move 'DATAFPA1-Failure-OPEN...' to MESSAGE-TEXT perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE move DATAFPA1-STATUS to IO-STATUS perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM end-if exit. *---------------------------------------------------------------* DATAFPA1-CLOSE. add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT. close DATAFPA1-FILE if DATAFPA1-STATUS = '00' subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT move 'C' to DATAFPA1-OPEN-FLAG else add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT end-if if APPL-AOK CONTINUE else move 'DATAFPA1-Failure-CLOSE...' to MESSAGE-TEXT perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE move DATAFPA1-STATUS to IO-STATUS perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM end-if exit. ***************************************************************** * The following Z-Routines perform administrative tasks * * for this program. * ***************************************************************** * ABEND the program, post a message to the console and issue * * a STOP RUN. * ***************************************************************** Z-ABEND-PROGRAM. if MESSAGE-TEXT not = SPACES perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE end-if move 'PROGRAM-IS-ABENDING...' to MESSAGE-TEXT perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE STOP RUN. * exit. ***************************************************************** * Display CONSOLE messages... * ***************************************************************** Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE. if MESSAGE-TEXT-2 = SPACES display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:79) upon console else display MESSAGE-BUFFER upon console end-if move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT exit. ***************************************************************** * Display the file status bytes. This routine will display as * * two digits if the full two byte file status is numeric. If * * second byte is non-numeric then it will be treated as a * * binary number. * ***************************************************************** Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS. if IO-STATUS not NUMERIC or IO-STAT1 = '9' subtract TWO-BYTES-BINARY from TWO-BYTES-BINARY move IO-STAT2 to TWO-BYTES-RIGHT display '* CBLFPAC1 File-Status-' IO-STAT1 '/' TWO-BYTES-BINARY upon console else display '* CBLFPAC1 File-Status-' IO-STATUS upon console end-if exit. ***************************************************************** Z-POST-COPYRIGHT. display SIM-TITLE upon console display SIM-COPYRIGHT upon console exit. ***************************************************************** Z-THANK-YOU. display SIM-THANKS-01 upon console display SIM-THANKS-02 upon console exit. ***************************************************************** * This example is provided by SimoTime Enterprises * * Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com * * Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com * ***************************************************************** SummaryThe purpose of this program is to provide an example of a COBOL program doing floating point arithmetic and writing the information to a Sequential file. 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