What is the maximum length of a field you can define using
COMP-3?

Answer Posted / nihar ranjan karan

If you use the compiler option ARITH(EXTEND) then you can
have a maximum of 31 digits.

Look up the compiler option ARITH in manual... you will get
some more info also...

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