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johngee1 · Beginner Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 1 Topics: 1

I am unable to find any information about DFSORT being able to convert a number in scientific notation to IBM's double (COMP-2). For example this:
+8.917266456210770E-01

to:
...well, I have no idea what it would look like!

Can it be done?

kolusu · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject:

johngee1,

Using DFSORT you can convert FL (hexadecimal floating-point) values to integer values, provided you are running in z/Architecture mode.
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Frank Yaeger · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject:

For more information, see "Floating-Point Display (FL)" in my paper at:

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=114&uid=isg3T7000086
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