If you want to use up to 31-digits and are on a "current" IBM compiler using
ARITH (or any - if there were any - implementing the 2002 ISO Standard), make
certain that you read the PERFORMANCE implications of this.  For the IBM
compilers there is either "hardware" or "software" support for 31-digits in
COBOL - but even the hardware support requires SIGNIFICANT resources.

Programmer "beware" !!!

-- 
Bill Klein
 wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Harley" <dennis.harleyNoSpam@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> "ed" <ejdean@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> | Just a quicky
> |
> | I am looking at the possiblity of reading a db2 table for a financial app
> | using cobol,  can I go above the PIC S9(19) COMP as I need to handle large
> | precision numbers (up to 31 digit).
> |
> | The data would be stored as decimal in db2, i believe there is a compiler
> | option but cant find it in my documenetation
> |
> | Any help greatly recieved
> |
>
> Don't know for sure on your platform.
> Check out the ARITH compiler option if you have it.
>
> The Compiler Limits in your manuals might have the information.
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