I had the same problem some time ago with C/370, when DECIMAL was not supported or was not an option for the installation. So I have some routines to handle packed decimal in C.
I would suggest that you call a JNI (native) routine, written in C or another compiler language to handle decimal data. Because IMHO handling the decimal data by Java itself would be very slow. But: I don't know what overhead the JNI call is, so there will be the need for some examination. Kind regards Bernd Am Montag, 31. Juli 2006 20:07 schrieben Sie: > A primative data type in a programming language is one that is explicitly > supportd in the language. A data type that is not made up of other data > types. I was referring to the programming language not the hardware > support > > I want to use Java on our Z/Series mainframe. The Java programs will need > to read records and databases that have packed decimal data. > > Java does not have a packed decimal data type. I am looking for classes or > routines that will allow the Java programs to process the paced decimal > data. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
