Commonly Used Numeric Formats
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COBOL Numbers Commonly Used Numeric Formats |
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Introduction
This suite of example programs will describe the format and size of some of the commonly used numeric fields of the COBOL programming language. This example also illustrates how to redefine a numeric field and how to display the actual hexadecimal content of a numeric field.
The program has been tested as part of a batch job using a JCL Member on an IBM Mainframe System with Enterprise COBOL, a Command File on a Windows System with Micro Focus COBOL and a Bash Script on a Linux System with GnuCOBOL.
In the wonderful world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This suite of programs is provided as a COBOL example of one of the possible solutions to the challenge of determining the physical structure, length and arithmetic value of a numeric field.
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Programming Objectives
This example illustrates the following functions.
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| Common Numeric Types, Objectives for this Document and Sample Programs |
Programming Requirements
This suite of example programs will run on the following platforms.
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| Operating System and Supporting Software Requirements |
Programming Overview
The following is a flowchart of the job for executing the programs that show the usage of numeric field types.
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| Note-1: This member is the primary COBOL program that calls the Hexadecimal Dump routine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note-2: The SIMODUMP member is a COBOL Hexadecimal Dump routine that displays the dump information on the screen. The dump information is only displayed if the SIMODUMP-SYSOUT field contains SHOW or BOTH. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note-3: The SIMOLOGS member is a COBOL Write-to-Log routine that writes the dump information to a log file. This routine is only called if the SIMODUMP-REQUEST field contains FILE or BOTH. |
| Commonly used Numeric Types |
Color Associations: The
Programming Output
The following is a sample of the Dump information produced on a Windows System running Micro Focus Studio configured for ASCII. The sample COBOL program is compiled with a mainframe dialect using an ASCII character set (i.e. ASCII encoded).
* Task0001 *
* Task0001 ********************************************************************
* Task0001 UNSIGNED-123 PIC 9(5)
* Task0001 Starting... Length = 0005
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 30303132 33xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 00123...........
* Task0001 Complete... Length = 0005
* Task0002 *
* Task0002 ********************************************************************
* Task0002 PLUS-123 PIC S9(5)
* Task0002 Starting... Length = 0005
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 30303132 33xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 00123...........
* Task0002 Complete... Length = 0005
* Task0002 *
* Task0002 MINUS-123 PIC S9(5)
* Task0002 Starting... Length = 0005
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 30303132 73xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 0012s...........
* Task0002 Complete... Length = 0005
* Task0003 *
* Task0003 ********************************************************************
* Task0003 PLUS-123-PACKED PIC S9(5) COMP-3
* Task0003 Starting... Length = 0003
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 00123Cxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ ..<.............
* Task0003 Complete... Length = 0003
* Task0003 *
* Task0003 MINUS-123-PACKED PIC S9(5) COMP-3
* Task0003 Starting... Length = 0003
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 00123Dxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ ..=.............
* Task0003 Complete... Length = 0003
* Task0004 *
* Task0004 ********************************************************************
* Task0004 PLUS-123-BINARY PIC S9(5) BINARY
* Task0004 Starting... Length = 0004
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 0000007B xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ...#............ ...{............
* Task0004 Complete... Length = 0004
* Task0004 *
* Task0004 MINUS-123-BINARY PIC S9(5) BINARY
* Task0004 Starting... Length = 0004
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 FFFFFF85 xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ...e............ ................
* Task0004 Complete... Length = 0004
* Task0005 *
* Task0005 ********************************************************************
* Task0005 PLUS-123-SL PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING
* Task0005 Starting... Length = 0005
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 30303132 33xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 00123...........
* Task0005 Complete... Length = 0005
* Task0005 *
* Task0005 MINUS-123-SL PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING
* Task0005 Starting... Length = 0005
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 70303132 33xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ p0123...........
* Task0005 Complete... Length = 0005
* Task0006 *
* Task0006 ********************************************************************
* Task0006 PLUS-123-ST PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING
* Task0006 Starting... Length = 0005
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 30303132 33xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 00123...........
* Task0006 Complete... Length = 0005
* Task0006 *
* Task0006 MINUS-123-ST PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING
* Task0006 Starting... Length = 0005
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 30303132 73xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 0012s...........
* Task0006 Complete... Length = 0005
* Task0007 *
* Task0007 ********************************************************************
* Task0007 PLUS-123-SLS PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING SEPARATE
* Task0007 Starting... Length = 0006
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 2B303031 3233xxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ +00123..........
* Task0007 Complete... Length = 0006
* Task0007 *
* Task0007 MINUS-123-SLS PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING SEPARATE
* Task0007 Starting... Length = 0006
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 2D303031 3233xxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ -00123..........
* Task0007 Complete... Length = 0006
* Task0008 *
* Task0008 ********************************************************************
* Task0008 PLUS-123-STS PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE
* Task0008 Starting... Length = 0006
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 30303132 332Bxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 00123+..........
* Task0008 Complete... Length = 0006
* Task0008 *
* Task0008 MINUS-123-STS PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE
* Task0008 Starting... Length = 0006
* Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii...........
* 1-016 30303132 332Dxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 00123-..........
* Task0008 Complete... Length = 0006
* Task0009 *
* Task0009 ********************************************************************
* Task0009 Digits=001 Packed=001 Binary=002 NBR-01 Field Sizes for PIC 9
* Task0009 Digits=002 Packed=002 Binary=002 NBR-02 Field Sizes for PIC 99
* Task0009 Digits=003 Packed=002 Binary=002 NBR-03 Field Sizes for PIC 999
* Task0009 Digits=004 Packed=003 Binary=002 NBR-04 Field Sizes for PIC 9(4)
* Task0009 Digits=005 Packed=003 Binary=004 NBR-05 Field Sizes for PIC 9(5)
* Task0009 Digits=006 Packed=004 Binary=004 NBR-06 Field Sizes for PIC 9(6)
* Task0009 Digits=007 Packed=004 Binary=004 NBR-07 Field Sizes for PIC 9(7)
* Task0009 Digits=008 Packed=005 Binary=004 NBR-08 Field Sizes for PIC 9(8)
* Task0009 Digits=009 Packed=005 Binary=004 NBR-09 Field Sizes for PIC 9(9)
* Task0009 Digits=010 Packed=006 Binary=008 NBR-10 Field Sizes for PIC 9(10)
* Task0009 Digits=011 Packed=006 Binary=008 NBR-11 Field Sizes for PIC 9(11)
* Task0009 Digits=012 Packed=007 Binary=008 NBR-12 Field Sizes for PIC 9(12)
* Task0009 Digits=013 Packed=007 Binary=008 NBR-13 Field Sizes for PIC 9(13)
* Task0009 Digits=014 Packed=008 Binary=008 NBR-14 Field Sizes for PIC 9(14)
* Task0009 Digits=015 Packed=008 Binary=008 NBR-15 Field Sizes for PIC 9(15)
* Task0009 Digits=016 Packed=009 Binary=008 NBR-16 Field Sizes for PIC 9(16)
* Task0009 Digits=017 Packed=009 Binary=008 NBR-17 Field Sizes for PIC 9(17)
* Task0009 Digits=018 Packed=010 Binary=008 NBR-18 Field Sizes for PIC 9(18)
* Task0009 ********************************************************************
Review Bits, Bytes, Nibbles & Sizes
A bit is the smallest unit of information processed by a computer. A bit may be switched OFF (a ZERO value) or ON (a ONE value). When eight bits are grouped together it is called a byte. A byte may be used to represent letters of the alphabet, numbers and other special characters. For example, the bit arrangement within a byte for the letter "A" would be 11000001. The bit arrangement for the text string "AB12" would be 11000001110000101111000111110010. This is difficult for people to read. To make this a bit easier (sorry, no pun intended) to read the bits are usually arranged in groups of four bits (sometimes called nibbles) separated by a space or comma. For example, the bit arrangement (or binary notation) for "AB12" would be 1100,0001,1100,0010,1111,0001,1111,0010. Binary notation is still not that easy to understand and hexadecimal code became very popular. Since a nibble (four-bits) can only represent 16 different values a single number or letter is used to represent each hexadecimal value (bit arrangement within a nibble).
| Binary Value | Hexadecimal Value | Decimal Value |
| 0000 | 0 | 0 |
| 0001 | 1 | 1 |
| 0010 | 2 | 2 |
| 0011 | 3 | 3 |
| 0100 | 4 | 4 |
| 0101 | 5 | 5 |
| 0110 | 6 | 6 |
| 0111 | 7 | 7 |
| 1000 | 8 | 8 |
| 1001 | 9 | 9 |
| 1010 | A | 10 |
| 1011 | B | 11 |
| 1100 | C | 12 |
| 1101 | D | 13 |
| 1110 | E | 14 |
| 1111 | F | 15 |
Using the preceding table we can now represent the Binary value of 11000001110000101111000111110010 as C1C2F1F2. The following table may be easier to read.
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| A | B | 1 | 2 |
Note: A table of the full 256 character set including Binary, Hexadecimal, Decimal and the EBCDIC and ASCII displayable characters is available in the SimoTime Library.
Common Numeric Formats
The three most common mainframe numeric encoding formats are Zoned-Decimal, Packed-Decimal and Binary. The following shows how the numeric fields would be defined in a COBOL WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
| Numeric Field Type | Coding Syntax | Normally Coded (Minimum) |
| Binary (alternate coding technique) |
USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL USAGE IS BINARY |
COMP BINARY |
| Packed Decimal | USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL-3 | COMP-3 |
| Zoned Decimal | USAGE IS DISPLAY | Left blank, this is the default |
The following is an example of actual COBOL source code.
* The following two lines show the syntax for a binary field,
* 1st line is full syntax, 2nd line is normally coded syntax.
01 NUMERIC-BINARY-FULL PIC S9(5)V99 USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL.
01 NUMERIC-BINARY-NORM PIC S9(5)V99 COMP.
* The following two lines show the syntax for a packed field,
* 1st line is full syntax, 2nd line is normally coded syntax.
01 NUMERIC-PACKED-FULL PIC S9(5)V99 USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL-3.
01 NUMERIC-PACKED-NORM PIC S9(5)V99 COMP-3.
* The following two lines show the syntax for a zoned field,
* 1st line is full syntax, 2nd line is normally coded syntax.
01 NUMERIC-ZONED-FULL PIC S9(5)V99 USAGE IS DISPLAY.
01 NUMERIC-ZONED-NORM PIC S9(5)V99.
Field Sizes - Digits, Packed & Binary
The following is the output of TASK009 when the COBOL program is compiled using a mainframe dialect with the IBMCOMP and NOTRUNC compiler directives. In this example (Task0009) notice the lengths for the BINARY fields, They are 2, 4 or 8 bytes.
* Task0009 * * Task0009 ******************************************************************** * Task0009 Digits=001 Packed=001 Binary=002 NBR-01 Field Sizes for PIC 9 * Task0009 Digits=002 Packed=002 Binary=002 NBR-02 Field Sizes for PIC 99 * Task0009 Digits=003 Packed=002 Binary=002 NBR-03 Field Sizes for PIC 999 * Task0009 Digits=004 Packed=003 Binary=002 NBR-04 Field Sizes for PIC 9(4) * Task0009 Digits=005 Packed=003 Binary=004 NBR-05 Field Sizes for PIC 9(5) * Task0009 Digits=006 Packed=004 Binary=004 NBR-06 Field Sizes for PIC 9(6) * Task0009 Digits=007 Packed=004 Binary=004 NBR-07 Field Sizes for PIC 9(7) * Task0009 Digits=008 Packed=005 Binary=004 NBR-08 Field Sizes for PIC 9(8) * Task0009 Digits=009 Packed=005 Binary=004 NBR-09 Field Sizes for PIC 9(9) * Task0009 Digits=010 Packed=006 Binary=008 NBR-10 Field Sizes for PIC 9(10) * Task0009 Digits=011 Packed=006 Binary=008 NBR-11 Field Sizes for PIC 9(11) * Task0009 Digits=012 Packed=007 Binary=008 NBR-12 Field Sizes for PIC 9(12) * Task0009 Digits=013 Packed=007 Binary=008 NBR-13 Field Sizes for PIC 9(13) * Task0009 Digits=014 Packed=008 Binary=008 NBR-14 Field Sizes for PIC 9(14) * Task0009 Digits=015 Packed=008 Binary=008 NBR-15 Field Sizes for PIC 9(15) * Task0009 Digits=016 Packed=009 Binary=008 NBR-16 Field Sizes for PIC 9(16) * Task0009 Digits=017 Packed=009 Binary=008 NBR-17 Field Sizes for PIC 9(17) * Task0009 Digits=018 Packed=010 Binary=008 NBR-18 Field Sizes for PIC 9(18) * Task0009 ********************************************************************
The following is the output of TASK009 when the COBOL program is compiled using a non-mainframe dialect. In this example (Task0009) notice the lengths for the BINARY fields, They are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 bytes.
* Task0009 * * Task0009 ******************************************************************** * Task0009 Digits=001 Packed=001 Binary=001 NBR-01 Field Sizes for PIC 9 * Task0009 Digits=002 Packed=002 Binary=001 NBR-02 Field Sizes for PIC 99 * Task0009 Digits=003 Packed=002 Binary=002 NBR-03 Field Sizes for PIC 999 * Task0009 Digits=004 Packed=003 Binary=002 NBR-04 Field Sizes for PIC 9(4) * Task0009 Digits=005 Packed=003 Binary=003 NBR-05 Field Sizes for PIC 9(5) * Task0009 Digits=006 Packed=004 Binary=003 NBR-06 Field Sizes for PIC 9(6) * Task0009 Digits=007 Packed=004 Binary=003 NBR-07 Field Sizes for PIC 9(7) * Task0009 Digits=008 Packed=005 Binary=004 NBR-08 Field Sizes for PIC 9(8) * Task0009 Digits=009 Packed=005 Binary=004 NBR-09 Field Sizes for PIC 9(9) * Task0009 Digits=010 Packed=006 Binary=005 NBR-10 Field Sizes for PIC 9(10) * Task0009 Digits=011 Packed=006 Binary=005 NBR-11 Field Sizes for PIC 9(11) * Task0009 Digits=012 Packed=007 Binary=005 NBR-12 Field Sizes for PIC 9(12) * Task0009 Digits=013 Packed=007 Binary=006 NBR-13 Field Sizes for PIC 9(13) * Task0009 Digits=014 Packed=008 Binary=006 NBR-14 Field Sizes for PIC 9(14) * Task0009 Digits=015 Packed=008 Binary=007 NBR-15 Field Sizes for PIC 9(15) * Task0009 Digits=016 Packed=009 Binary=007 NBR-16 Field Sizes for PIC 9(16) * Task0009 Digits=017 Packed=009 Binary=008 NBR-17 Field Sizes for PIC 9(17) * Task0009 Digits=018 Packed=010 Binary=008 NBR-18 Field Sizes for PIC 9(18) * Task0009 ********************************************************************
EBCDIC & ASCII, Big & Little Endian
The following shows the picture (PIC) clause, how the item is displayed using the DISPLAY verb, the field as it is stored in memory for an EBCDIC environment, the field as it would be stored in memory for an ASCII environment
| Picture Clause | DISPLAY | Memory Content (EBCDIC) | Memory Content (ASCII) |
| PIC 9(5) | 00123 | F0F0F1F2F3 | 3030313233 |
| PIC S9(5) plus | 00123 | F0F0F1F2C3 | 3303013233 |
| PIC S9(5) minus | 00123- | F0F0F1F2D3 | 3030313273 |
| PIC S9(5) COMP-3 plus | 00123 | 00123C | 00123C |
| PIC S9(5) COMP-3 minus | 00123- | 00123D | 00123D |
| PIC S9(5) COMP plus | 00123 | 0000007B | 00007B |
| PIC S9(5) COMP minus | 00123- | FFFFFF85 | FFFF85 |
In addition to the ASCII and EBCDIC differences it is important to note the hardware differences for binary numbers. Most COBOL compilers hide this level of processing. However, it occasionally shows up as a problem.
Big Endian - within a multi-byte numeric representation the most significant byte has the lowest address. Processors such as the IBM 370 family, the PDP-10, the Motorola microprocessor family, and most of the various RISC architectures are big-endian.
Little Endian - within a sixteen or thirty-two bit word the bytes at lower addresses have lower significance. Processors such as the PDP-11 and VAX family of computers, the Intel microprocessors, and much of the communications and networking hardware are little-endian.
Hexadecimal Dump Format
The following is an example of the Dump information produced on an IBM Mainframe or Micro Focus Mainframe Express on the PC that works with EBCDIC. The hexadecimal information is (highlighted in green) The possible translated, displayable EBCDIC characters are (highlighted in blue). The possible translated, displayable ASCII characters are.(highlighted in red).
* Dump0001 * * Dump0001 ******************************************************************** * Dump0001 Dump UNSIGNED-123 PIC 9(5) * Dump0001 Starting... Length = 0005 * Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii........... * 1-016 F0F0F1F2 F3xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx 00123........... ................ * Dump0001 Complete... Length = 0005
If the sample program is executed in the PC, ASCII environment the following would be displayed and written to the log file.
* Dump0001 * * Dump0001 ******************************************************************** * Dump0001 Dump UNSIGNED-123 PIC 9(5) * Dump0001 Starting... Length = 0005 * Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii........... * 1-016 30303132 33xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 00123........... * Dump0001 Complete... Length = 0005
The preceding dump information (Dump0001) is for a simple, unsigned numeric field that is defined with a PICTURE 9(5) VALUE 123. In the next example (Dump0002) we will take a look at a simple, signed numeric field that is defined with a PICTURE S9(5) VALUE 123. The first part of the following is for the mainframe, EBCDIC environment.
* Dump0002 * * Dump0002 ******************************************************************** * Dump0002 PLUS-123 PIC S9(5) * Dump0002 Starting... Length = 0005 * Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii........... * 1-016 F0F0F1F2 C3xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx 0012C........... ................ * Dump0002 Complete... Length = 0005 * Dump0002 * * Dump0002 MINUS-123 PIC S9(5) * Dump0002 Starting... Length = 0005 * Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii........... * 1-016 F0F0F1F2 D3xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx 0012L........... ................ * Dump0002 Complete... Length = 0005
If the sample program is executed in the PC, ASCII environment the following would be displayed and written to the log file.
* Dump0002 ******************************************************************** * Dump0002 PLUS-123 PIC S9(5) * Dump0002 Starting... Length = 0005 * Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii........... * 1-016 30303132 33xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 00123........... * Dump0002 Complete... Length = 0005 * Dump0002 * * Dump0002 MINUS-123 PIC S9(5) * Dump0002 Starting... Length = 0005 * Offset Hex..... ........ ........ ........ ebcdic.......... ascii........... * 1-016 30303132 73xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ................ 0012s........... * Dump0002 Complete... Length = 0005
In the preceding example for a signed numeric field (Dump0002) notice the high-order nibble in the units position is used for the sign and the low-order nibble is used for the digit value.
Data Convert, Additional Insight
The following links will provide additional information about Data File Conversion between ASCII and EBCDIC or Mainframe Numeric encoding and Windows or UNIX numeric Encoding.
Explore an Overview of File Conversion Process with detailed examples.
Explore File Conversion at the Record Level or positions within a record.
Explore File Conversion at the Field Level based on Field Name and Field Type as defined in a COBOL copy file.
Hexadecimal-Dump Function
This suite of programs includes three (3) job scripts that execute the test program. The various numeric formats are presented in a hexadecimal dump format so the programmer can see the actual physical structure of the numeric string as it exist in memory.
Job Scripts
A job script may be defined as a text file containing job setup information followed by job steps that identify programs to be executed along with parameters unique to the job step. A job script may be created using a text editor. The naming of a job script is determined by the Operating System. A simple job script may contain a single job step that performs a single function. A typical job script will contain multiple job steps executed in a predefined sequence. The status of each job step may be tested at the end of each job step.
CMD, Micro Focus COBOL
The following (NBRTYPE1.cmd) is a sample of the Windows CMD needed to run this job.
@echo OFF
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * NBRTYPE1.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 * *******************************************************************
rem *
rem * Text - COBOL and Commonly User Numeric Formats
rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem * Date - November 11, 2003
rem * Version - 03.12.15
rem *
rem * This set of programs illustrates the use of some of the commonly
rem * used numeric formats. It will show actual hex-dump content of
rem * the fields along with the field length for the display format
rem * (actual digits), the packed format (COMP-3) and the binary (COMP)
rem * formats.
rem *
rem * The COBOL programs are compiled with the ASSIGN(EXTERNAL)
rem * directive. This provides for external file mapping of file names.
rem *
rem * When running with Net Express the IBMCOMP an NOTRUNC directives
rem * will be required to maintain compatability with the mainframe
rem * format and field sizes for binary fields.
rem *
rem * This technique provides for the use of a single COBOL source
rem * program that will run on OS/390, Windows or Unix.
rem *
rem * This set of programs will run on a Personal Computer with Windows
rem * and Micro Focus Net Express.
rem *
rem * ************
rem * * NBRTYPE1 *
rem * ********cmd*
rem * *
rem * *
rem * ************ ************ ************
rem * * RUN ******* NBRTYPC1 ******* SIMODUMP *
rem * ************ ********gnt* * ********dll*
rem * * *
rem * * ************ ************
rem * * * SIMOLOGS ******* CONSOLE *
rem * * ********dll* * ************
rem * * *
rem * * * ************
rem * * **** SYSLOG *
rem * * *******data*
rem * *
rem * ************
rem * * EOJ *
rem * ************
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 1 of 2 Set the global environment variables...
rem *
set CmdName=NBRTYPE1
call ..\Env1BASE
rem *
call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%.CMD"
call SimoNOTE "Starting JobName %CmdName%.CMD"
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 1 of 1, Execute the Number Format Analysis Program...
rem *
run NbrTypC1
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0010
if not "%JobStatus%" == "0000" goto :EojNOK
:EojAOK
call SimoNOTE "Finished JobName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
goto :End
:EojNOK
call SimoNOTE "ABENDING JobName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
goto :End
:End
call SimoNOTE "Conclude SysOut is %SYSOUT%"
if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
JCL, Mainframe or Micro Focus Server
The following is the JCL member (NBRTYPJ1.jcl) required to run this sample job on an IBM Mainframe with ZOS or a Windows, UNIX or Linux System with Micro Focus Server.
//NBRTYPJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,ACCOUNT,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* This program 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 - COBOL and Commonly User Numeric Formats //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - November 11, 2003 //* Version - 03.12.15 //* //* This set of programs illustrates the use of some of the commonly //* used numeric formats. It will show actual hex-dump content of //* the fields along with the field length for the display format //* (actual digits), the packed format (COMP-3) and the binary (COMP) //* formats. //* //* The COBOL programs are compiled with the ASSIGN(EXTERNAL) //* directive. This provides for external file mapping of file names. //* //* When running with Net Express the IBMCOMP an NOTRUNC directives //* will be required to maintain compatability with the mainframe //* format and field sizes for binary fields. //* //* This technique provides for the use of a single COBOL source //* program that will run on OS/390, Windows or Unix. //* //* This set of programs will run on a Personal Computer with Windows //* and Micro Focus Mainframe Express or a Mainframe with OS/390. //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 2 This job step will delete a previously created //* hex-dump file. //* //JOBSETUP EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSLOG DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.SYSLOGT1,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI, // SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=V,LRECL=1055,DSORG=PS) //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 2 of 2 Execute the program. //* //NBRTYPX1 EXEC PGM=NBRTYPC1,PARM='SYSOUT(BOTH)' //STEPLIB DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DEMO.LOADLIB1,DISP=SHR //* The following DD statement is for the logging file. //SYSLOG DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.SYSLOGT1,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,CATLG), // STORCLAS=MFI, // SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=V,LRECL=1055,DSORG=PS) //* The following DD statement is SYSOUT and is used when //* the COBOL program does a Display. //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //*
Bash Script, Linux and GnuCOBOL
The following is the Bash Shell Script (nbrtyps1.sh) that is required to run as a job on a Linux or UNIX System. For this test case the COBOL programs were compiled and executed on a Linux (Ubuntu) System using GnuCOBOL.
#!/bin/bash
JOBNAME=nbrtyps1
# * *******************************************************************
# * Bash Script File - provided by SimoTime Technologies *
# * (C) Copyright 1987-2018 All Rights Reserved *
# * Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com *
# * e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com *
# * *******************************************************************
# *
# * Text - Numeric Types used by Mainframe System and COBOL
# * Author - SimoTime Technologies
# * Date - November 11, 2003
# * Version - 06.07.16
# *
# * This set of programs illustrates the use of some of the commonly
# * used numeric formats. It will show actual hex-dump content of
# * the fields along with the field length for the display format
# * (actual digits), the packed format (COMP-3) and the binary (COMP)
# * formats.
# *
# * ********************************************************************
# * Step 1 of 3, Prepare the System Environment.
# *
JOBSTATUS=0
for textstring in $(cat ENV4SYS1.txt);
do
# # * The following statement will replace all occurences
# # * of DL_BASESYS1 with the value of the BASESYS1
# # * environment variable.
textstring=${textstring//DL_BASESYS1/$BASESYS1}
# # * The following statement will replace all occurences
# # * of BASHUSER_JOBNAME with the value of the JOBNAME
# # * environment variable.
textstring=${textstring/DL_JOBNAME/$JOBNAME}
export $textstring
rc=$?
if [ $rc != 0 ]
then
simonote.sh "# $textstring - Return Code is $rc"
JOBSTATUS=$rc
fi
done
# *
simonote.sh "************************************************************$JOBNAME"
simonote.sh "# Starting Job Name $JOBNAME"
simonote.sh "# SIMOSYS1........... $BASESYS1"
simonote.sh "# SIMONOTE........... $SIMONOTE"
simonote.sh "# COB_LIBS........... $COB_LIBS"
simonote.sh "# COB_LIBRARY_PATH... $COB_LIBRARY_PATH"
# *
# * ********************************************************************
# * Step 2 of 3, Run the program.
# *
export USERLOG=$BASESYS1/SIMOSAM1/DEVL/LOGS/SYSOUT_USERPROG_NBRTYPC1.txt
simonote.sh "# DATAMAKE is $USERLOG"
cobcrun NBRTYPC1 | tee $USERLOG
rc=$?
if [ $rc != 0 ]
then
simonote.sh "# ABENDING $name - Return Code is $rc"
JOBSTATUS=$rc
else
((AOK_Count++))
fi
# *
# * ********************************************************************
# * Step 3 of 3, End of Job Processing.
# *
if [ "$JOBSTATUS" = "0" ]
then
simonote.sh "# DATAMAKE is $USERLOG"
simonote.sh "# Finished Job Name $JOBNAME"
else
simonote.sh "# ABENDING Job Name $JOBNAME"
fi
COBOL Test Program
This program (NBRTYPC1.cbl) was written to test and scan a numeric field for numeric values or digits.
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. NBRTYPC1.
AUTHOR. SIMOTIME TECHNOLOGIES.
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*****************************************************************
*
*****************************************************************
* Source Member: NBRTYPC1.CBL
*****************************************************************
*
* NBRTYPC1 - Numeric formats for COBOL.
*
*
* DESCRIPTION
* -----------
* This set of programs is used to show the various numeric
* format used by the COBOL Program Language.
*
* This program illustrates the use of some of the commonly
* used numeric formats. It will show actual hex-dump content of
* the fields along with the field length for the display format
* (actual digits), the packed format (COMP-3) and the binary
* (COMP)
* formats.
*
* The COBOL programs are compiled with the ASSIGN(EXTERNAL)
* directive. This provides for external file mapping of file
* names.
*
* When running with Net Express the IBMCOMP an NOTRUNC directives
* will be required to maintain compatability with the mainframe
* format and field sizes for binary fields.
*
* This technique provides for the use of a single COBOL source
* program that will run on OS/390, Windows or Unix.
*
* This program will run on a Personal Computer with Windows
* and Micro Focus Net Express or Mainframe Express.
*
* This program will also run on an IBM Mainframe.
*
*****************************************************************
*
* MAINTENANCE
* -----------
* 1996/03/15 Simmons, Created program.
* 1996/03/15 Simmons, No changes to date.
*
*****************************************************************
*
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
*****************************************************************
* Data-structure for Title and Copyright...
* ------------------------------------------------------------
01 SIM-TITLE.
05 T1 pic X(11) value '* NBRTYPC1 '.
05 T2 pic X(34) value 'Numeric Field Formats for COBOL '.
05 T3 pic X(10) value ' v11.12.19'.
05 T4 pic X(24) value ' http://www.simotime.com'.
01 SIM-COPYRIGHT.
05 C1 pic X(11) value '* NBRTYPC1 '.
05 C2 pic X(20) value 'Copyright 1987-2019 '.
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 '* NBRTYPC1 '.
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 '* NBRTYPC1 '.
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'.
*****************************************************************
* Buffer used for posting messages to the console.
* ------------------------------------------------------------
01 MESSAGE-BUFFER.
05 MESSAGE-HEADER pic X(11) value '* NBRTYPC1 '.
05 MESSAGE-TEXT pic X(68).
*****************************************************************
* Coding techniques for various numeric formats...
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* The following shows the full syntax for ZONED-DECIMAL
01 ZONE-DECIMAL-UNSIGN pic 9(5) USAGE IS DISPLAY.
* However, it is usually coded as follows.
01 ZONE-DECIMAL-UNSIGN-2 PIC 9(5).
* For Working Storage fields a value clause may be added to
* minimize or avoid the occurence of a "S0C7" or an error
* message of "Invalid value in numeric field" followed
* by a program ABEND. The value clause will cause the field
* to contain all ZEROES when the program is loaded. If the
* value clause is not used as follows the numeric field may
* contain spaces.
01 ZONE-DECIMAL-UNSIGN-2 PIC 9(5) VALUE 0.
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* The following is the full syntax for PACKED-DECIMAL.
01 PACK-DECIMAL-UNSIGN pic 9(5) USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL-3.
* However, it is usually coded as follows. The VALUE clause
* is optional and will initialize the field to ZEROES when
* the program is started.
01 PACK-DECIMAL-UNSIGN-2 pic 9(5) COMP-3 VALUE 0.
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* The following is the full syntax for BINARY or COMP field.
01 BINARY-UNSIGN pic 9(5) USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL.
*
* However, it is usually coded as follows. The VALUE clause
* is optional and will initialize the field to ZEROES when
* the program is started.
01 BINARY-UNSIGN-2 pic 9(5) COMP VALUE 0.
*****************************************************************
* Various numeric formats used by COBOL...
* ------------------------------------------------------------
01 UNSIGNED-123 pic 9(5) value 123.
01 UNSIGNED-123-X REDEFINES UNSIGNED-123
pic X(5).
01 PLUS-123 pic S9(5) value +123.
01 PLUS-123-X REDEFINES PLUS-123
pic X(5).
01 PLUS-123-PACKED pic S9(5) COMP-3 value +123.
01 PLUS-123-PACKED-X REDEFINES PLUS-123-PACKED
pic X(3).
01 PLUS-123-BINARY pic S9(5) BINARY value +123.
01 PLUS-123-BINARY-X REDEFINES PLUS-123-BINARY
pic X(4).
01 PLUS-123-SL pic S9(5) value +123
SIGN LEADING.
01 PLUS-123-SL-X REDEFINES PLUS-123-SL
pic X(5).
01 PLUS-123-ST pic S9(5) value +123
SIGN TRAILING.
01 PLUS-123-ST-X REDEFINES PLUS-123-ST
pic X(5).
01 PLUS-123-SLS pic S9(5) value +123
SIGN LEADING SEPARATE.
01 PLUS-123-SLS-X REDEFINES PLUS-123-SLS
pic X(6).
01 PLUS-123-STS pic S9(5) value +123
SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE.
01 PLUS-123-STS-X REDEFINES PLUS-123-STS
pic X(6).
01 MINUS-123 pic S9(5) value -123.
01 MINUS-123-X REDEFINES MINUS-123
pic X(5).
01 MINUS-123-PACKED pic S9(5) COMP-3 value -123.
01 MINUS-123-PACKED-X REDEFINES MINUS-123-PACKED
pic X(3).
01 MINUS-123-BINARY pic S9(5) BINARY value -123.
01 MINUS-123-BINARY-X REDEFINES MINUS-123-BINARY
pic X(4).
01 MINUS-123-SL pic S9(5) value -123
SIGN LEADING.
01 MINUS-123-SL-X REDEFINES MINUS-123-SL
pic X(5).
01 MINUS-123-ST pic S9(5) value -123
SIGN TRAILING.
01 MINUS-123-ST-X REDEFINES MINUS-123-ST
pic X(5).
01 MINUS-123-SLS pic S9(5) value -123
SIGN LEADING SEPARATE.
01 MINUS-123-SLS-X REDEFINES MINUS-123-SLS
pic X(6).
01 MINUS-123-STS pic S9(5) value -123
SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE.
01 MINUS-123-STS-X REDEFINES MINUS-123-STS
pic X(6).
01 FIELD-LENGTH pic 9(3) value 0.
01 FIELD-LENGTH-X REDEFINES FIELD-LENGTH
pic X(3).
01 LENGTH-OF-FIELDS.
05 FILLER pic X(7) value 'Digits='.
05 DIGITS-LENGTH pic 9(3) value 0.
05 FILLER pic X(8) value ' Packed='.
05 PACKED-LENGTH pic 9(3) value 0.
05 FILLER pic X(8) value ' Binary='.
05 BINARY-LENGTH pic 9(3) value 0.
05 FILLER pic X value SPACE.
05 FILLER pic X value SPACE.
05 FIELD-NAME pic X(32).
05 FILLER pic X(2) value SPACES.
01 NBR-01-DIGITS pic 9 value 1.
01 NBR-01-PACKED pic 9 COMP-3 value 1.
01 NBR-01-BINARY pic 9 COMP value 1.
01 NBR-02-DIGITS pic 9(02) value 12.
01 NBR-02-PACKED pic 9(02) COMP-3 value 12.
01 NBR-02-BINARY pic 9(02) COMP value 12.
01 NBR-03-DIGITS pic 9(03) value 123.
01 NBR-03-PACKED pic 9(03) COMP-3 value 123.
01 NBR-03-BINARY pic 9(03) COMP value 123.
01 NBR-04-DIGITS pic 9(04) value 1234.
01 NBR-04-PACKED pic 9(04) COMP-3 value 1234.
01 NBR-04-BINARY pic 9(04) COMP value 1234.
01 NBR-05-DIGITS pic 9(05) value 12345.
01 NBR-05-PACKED pic 9(05) COMP-3 value 12345.
01 NBR-05-BINARY pic 9(05) COMP value 12345.
01 NBR-06-DIGITS pic 9(06) value 123456.
01 NBR-06-PACKED pic 9(06) COMP-3 value 123456.
01 NBR-06-BINARY pic 9(06) COMP value 123456.
01 NBR-07-DIGITS pic 9(07) value 1234567.
01 NBR-07-PACKED pic 9(07) COMP-3 value 1234567.
01 NBR-07-BINARY pic 9(07) COMP value 1234567.
01 NBR-08-DIGITS pic 9(08) value 12345678.
01 NBR-08-PACKED pic 9(08) COMP-3 value 12345678.
01 NBR-08-BINARY pic 9(08) COMP value 12345678.
01 NBR-09-DIGITS pic 9(09) value 123456789.
01 NBR-09-PACKED pic 9(09) COMP-3 value 123456789.
01 NBR-09-BINARY pic 9(09) COMP value 123456789.
01 NBR-10-DIGITS pic 9(10) value 1234567890.
01 NBR-10-PACKED pic 9(10) COMP-3 value 1234567890.
01 NBR-10-BINARY pic 9(10) COMP value 1234567890.
01 NBR-11-DIGITS pic 9(11) value 12345678901.
01 NBR-11-PACKED pic 9(11) COMP-3 value 12345678901.
01 NBR-11-BINARY pic 9(11) COMP value 12345678901.
01 NBR-12-DIGITS pic 9(12) value 123456789012.
01 NBR-12-PACKED pic 9(12) COMP-3 value 123456789012.
01 NBR-12-BINARY pic 9(12) COMP value 123456789012.
01 NBR-13-DIGITS pic 9(13) value 1234567890123.
01 NBR-13-PACKED pic 9(13) COMP-3 value 1234567890123.
01 NBR-13-BINARY pic 9(13) COMP value 1234567890123.
01 NBR-14-DIGITS pic 9(14) value 12345678901234.
01 NBR-14-PACKED pic 9(14) COMP-3 value 12345678901234.
01 NBR-14-BINARY pic 9(14) COMP value 12345678901234.
01 NBR-15-DIGITS pic 9(15) value 123456789012345.
01 NBR-15-PACKED pic 9(15) COMP-3 value 123456789012345.
01 NBR-15-BINARY pic 9(15) COMP value 123456789012345.
01 NBR-16-DIGITS pic 9(16) value 1234567890123456.
01 NBR-16-PACKED pic 9(16) COMP-3 value 1234567890123456.
01 NBR-16-BINARY pic 9(16) COMP value 1234567890123456.
01 NBR-17-DIGITS pic 9(17) value 12345678901234567.
01 NBR-17-PACKED pic 9(17) COMP-3 value 12345678901234567.
01 NBR-17-BINARY pic 9(17) COMP value 12345678901234567.
01 NBR-18-DIGITS pic 9(18) value 123456789012345678.
01 NBR-18-PACKED pic 9(18) COMP-3 value 123456789012345678.
01 NBR-18-BINARY pic 9(18) COMP value 123456789012345678.
COPY PASSDUMP.
*****************************************************************
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
perform FIRST-TIME-LOGIC
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-01, Show the Hex format for a SIMPLE, UNSIGNED
* NUMERIC field...
perform EXAMPLE-01
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-02, Show the Hex format for a SIMPLE, SIGNED
* NUMERIC field...
perform EXAMPLE-02
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-03, Show the Hex format for a SIGNED, PACKED,
* NUMERIC field...
perform EXAMPLE-03
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-04, Show the Hex format for a SIGNED, BINARY,
* NUMERIC field...
perform EXAMPLE-04
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-05, Show the Hex format for a SIGN, LEADING,
* NUMERIC field...
perform EXAMPLE-05
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-06, Show the Hex format for a SIGN, TRAILING,
* NUMERIC field...
perform EXAMPLE-06
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-07, Show the Hex format for a SIGN, LEADING,
* SEPARATE, NUMERIC field...
perform EXAMPLE-07
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-08, Show the Hex format for a SIGN, TRAILING,
* SEPARATE, NUMERIC field...
perform EXAMPLE-08
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Example-09, Show the Specfied size and actual field length.
perform EXAMPLE-09
GOBACK.
*****************************************************************
DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW.
move 'NOTE' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
move all '*' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X.
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW
exit.
*****************************************************************
DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE.
move 'NOTE' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move '*' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER(1:1)
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show the Hex format for a SIMPLE, UNSIGNED, NUMERIC field...
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-01.
* Prepare to show the Number...
move 'Task0001' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
move 'UNSIGNED-123 PIC 9(5)' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the field...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of UNSIGNED-123 to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move UNSIGNED-123-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show the Hex format for a SIGNED, NUMERIC field...
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-02.
* Prepare to show the Positive Number...
move 'Task0002' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
move 'PLUS-123 PIC S9(5)' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Positive Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of PLUS-123 to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move PLUS-123-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Prepare to show the Negative Number...
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE
move 'MINUS-123 PIC S9(5)' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Negative Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of MINUS-123 to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move MINUS-123-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show the Hex format for a SIGNED, PACKED, NUMERIC field...
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-03.
* Prepare to show the Positive Number...
move 'Task0003' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
move 'PLUS-123-PACKED PIC S9(5) COMP-3' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Positive Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of PLUS-123-PACKED to ZERO
giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move PLUS-123-PACKED-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Prepare to show the Negative Number...
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE
move 'MINUS-123-PACKED PIC S9(5) COMP-3' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Negative Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of MINUS-123-PACKED to ZERO
giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move MINUS-123-PACKED-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show the Hex format for a SIGNED, BINARY, NUMERIC field...
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-04.
* Prepare to show the Positive Number...
move 'Task0004' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
move 'PLUS-123-BINARY PIC S9(5) BINARY' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Positive Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of PLUS-123-BINARY to ZERO
giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move PLUS-123-BINARY-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Prepare to show the Negative Number...
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE
move 'MINUS-123-BINARY PIC S9(5) BINARY' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Negative Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of MINUS-123-BINARY to ZERO
giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move MINUS-123-BINARY-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show the Hex format for a SIGN, LEADING, NUMERIC field...
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-05.
* Prepare to show the Positive Number...
move 'Task0005' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
move 'PLUS-123-SL PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING' to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Positive Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of PLUS-123-SL to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move PLUS-123-SL-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Prepare to show the Negative Number...
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE
move 'MINUS-123-SL PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING'
to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Negative Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of MINUS-123-SL to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move MINUS-123-SL-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show the Hex format for a SIGN, TRAILING, NUMERIC field...
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-06.
* Prepare to show the Positive Number...
move 'Task0006' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
move 'PLUS-123-ST PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING'
to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Positive Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of PLUS-123-ST to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move PLUS-123-ST-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Prepare to show the Negative Number...
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE
move 'MINUS-123-ST PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING'
to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Negative Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of MINUS-123-ST to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move MINUS-123-ST-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show Hex format for a SIGN, LEADING, SEPARATE, NUMERIC field...
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-07.
* Prepare to show the Positive Number...
move 'Task0007' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
move 'PLUS-123-SLS PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING SEPARATE'
to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Positive Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of PLUS-123-SLS to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move PLUS-123-SLS-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Prepare to show the Negative Number...
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE
move 'MINUS-123-SLS PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING SEPARATE'
to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Negative Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of MINUS-123-SLS to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move MINUS-123-SLS-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show Hex format for a SIGN, TRAILING, SEPARATE, NUMERIC field.
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-08.
* Prepare to show the Positive Number...
move 'Task0008' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
move 'PLUS-123-STS PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE'
to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Positive Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of PLUS-123-STS to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move PLUS-123-STS-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Prepare to show the Negative Number...
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-SINGLE
move 'MINUS-123-STS PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE'
to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
* Show the hexadecimal content of the Negative Number...
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
add length of MINUS-123-STS to ZERO giving SIMODUMP-LENGTH
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move MINUS-123-STS-X to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Show the Specfied size and actual field length.
*****************************************************************
EXAMPLE-09.
move 'Task0009' to SIMODUMP-DUMP-ID
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW-2X
*
add length of NBR-01-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-01-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-01-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-01 Field Sizes for PIC 9' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-02-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-02-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-02-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-02 Field Sizes for PIC 99' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-03-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-03-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-03-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-03 Field Sizes for PIC 999' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-04-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-04-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-04-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-04 Field Sizes for PIC 9(4)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-05-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-05-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-05-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-05 Field Sizes for PIC 9(5)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-06-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-06-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-06-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-06 Field Sizes for PIC 9(6)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-07-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-07-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-07-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-07 Field Sizes for PIC 9(7)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-08-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-08-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-08-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-08 Field Sizes for PIC 9(8)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-09-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-09-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-09-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-09 Field Sizes for PIC 9(9)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-10-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-10-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-10-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-10 Field Sizes for PIC 9(10)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-11-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-11-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-11-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-11 Field Sizes for PIC 9(11)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-12-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-12-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-12-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-12 Field Sizes for PIC 9(12)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-13-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-13-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-13-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-13 Field Sizes for PIC 9(13)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-14-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-14-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-14-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-14 Field Sizes for PIC 9(14)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-15-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-15-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-15-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-15 Field Sizes for PIC 9(15)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-16-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-16-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-16-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-16 Field Sizes for PIC 9(16)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-17-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-17-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-17-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-17 Field Sizes for PIC 9(17)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
add length of NBR-18-DIGITS to ZERO giving DIGITS-LENGTH
add length of NBR-18-PACKED to ZERO giving PACKED-LENGTH
add length of NBR-18-BINARY to ZERO giving BINARY-LENGTH
move 'NBR-18 Field Sizes for PIC 9(18)' to FIELD-NAME
move LENGTH-OF-FIELDS to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
perform Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR
*
perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ROW
*
exit.
*****************************************************************
FIRST-TIME-LOGIC.
perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
move 'DUMP' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
move 'OUT2' to SIMODUMP-OUTPUT
move 'HIDE' to SIMODUMP-COPYRIGHT
exit.
*****************************************************************
* The following Z-Routines perform administrative tasks *
* for this program. *
*****************************************************************
Z-POST-CONSOLE-MESSAGE.
display MESSAGE-BUFFER upon console
move SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
exit.
*****************************************************************
Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
display SIM-TITLE upon console
display SIM-COPYRIGHT upon console
exit.
*****************************************************************
Z-POST-NOTE-AND-CLEAR.
move 'NOTE' to SIMODUMP-REQUEST
call 'SIMODUMP' using SIMODUMP-PASS-AREA SIMODUMP-BUFFER
move SPACES to SIMODUMP-BUFFER
exit.
*****************************************************************
Z-THANK-YOU.
display SIM-THANKS-01 upon console
display SIM-THANKS-02 upon console
exit.
*****************************************************************
* This example is provided by SimoTime Technologies *
* Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com *
* Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com *
*****************************************************************
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This suite of example programs will describe the format and size of some of the commonly used numeric fields of the COBOL programming language. This document may be used to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.
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Explore the Numbers Connection for additional information about the structure and processing of numeric data items (or numeric fields).
Explore The Binary or COMP format for numeric data strings. This numeric structure is supported by COBOL and may be explicitly defined with the "USAGE IS COMP" or "USAGE IS BINARY" clause.
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