>Yes, of course, that's how we do it today, using a include file (or COPY=20 >BOOK, as it's called at other places), >but it would be much nicer, if it could be defined as PIC S9(x) COMP-3=20 >UNSIGNED,
Hmm, if you don't want a sign, why have an 'S' in the PICTURE clause? Signed: 05 SIGNED-ITEM PIC S9(x) COMP-3. Unsigned: 05 UNSIGNED-ITEM PIC 9(x) COMP-3. I guess I am too close to COBOL, but signed and unsigned are easy in COBOL! Try defining a packed decimal item in Java :-) Cheers, TomR (AKA Captain COBOL :-) >> COBOL is the Language of the Future! << ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
