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help HOW TO DIVIDE IN COBOL AND KEEP THE .numbers

whoknew · 2004-09-15 18:48:50

ok im dividing in a cobalt program but when i print the answer im only getting 3.00 when i should be getting 3.64 who can i correct this prob?

15-09-2004 6:48pm

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whoknew

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ok im dividing in a cobalt program but when i print the answer im only getting 3.00 when i should be getting 3.64 who can i correct this prob?

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#2 15-09-2004 7:30pm

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multiply by 100 and then format the number as a string like "0.00" ? Whats cobolt?

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#3 15-09-2004 7:57pm

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Hobbes wrote:

multiply by 100 and then format the number as a string like "0.00" ? Whats cobolt?

Isn't cobalt a type of precious stone?

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#4 15-09-2004 10:27pm

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all decimals have to be declared as

01 GPA-NUM-CUM PIC ZZ9.99.

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#5 16-09-2004 12:13pm

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Originally posted by Google
Did you mean: Cobol

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#6 16-09-2004 3:38pm

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whoknew wrote:

all decimals have to be declared as

01 GPA-NUM-CUM PIC ZZ9.99.

I don't think that's strictly correct, thats a display pic which will surpress the zz if zero when printed.
You really need something like

1 GPA-CALC-NUM PIC 99999.999

so that you don't loose accuracy when calculating then use the other pic to print it.

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