How would the number +1234 be stored if a PIC clause of PICTUREs9(4) comp-3 we

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How would the number +1234 be stored if a PIC clause of
PICTUREs9(4) comp-3 were used?

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How would the number +1234 be stored if a PIC clause of PICTUREs9(4) comp-3 were used?..

Answer / rama krishna

It will be stored as follows:

01 23 4C

This is only internal storage representation. But if you
display the variable then you will see 1234 not even '+'.

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How would the number +1234 be stored if a PIC clause of PICTUREs9(4) comp-3 were used?..

Answer / veni

A mistake in answer 2.

It will be stored as follows:

12 34 C

2nd half of the 3rd byte will be left blank.

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How would the number +1234 be stored if a PIC clause of PICTUREs9(4) comp-3 were used?..

Answer / suputhru

9(4) comp-3 takes 3 byets
each digit takes half byte.

-- -- -- 3bytes
numeric alignment is right to left <-----
first sign will store in half byte right. right.

c
-- -- --

then next 4 will store.

4c
-- -- -- like that

01 23 4c
-- -- -- will store.

Fonda is sign will store right most half byte.

-SK.

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How would the number +1234 be stored if a PIC clause of PICTUREs9(4) comp-3 were used?..

Answer / santosh khot

The comp-3 Variables are called packed decimals the values
internally stored in two digits in single byte and 0.5 byte
stores the Sign ie -or + so for ur Question S9(4) Comp-3
takes 3 bytes of space

1234 will occupy Two bytes and Sign takes 0.5 bytes

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How would the number +1234 be stored if a PIC clause of PICTUREs9(4) comp-3 were used?..

Answer / guest

ans#2 is correct

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How would the number +1234 be stored if a PIC clause of PICTUREs9(4) comp-3 were used?..

Answer / djayaramudu

0c 12 34

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