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Pick Basic Unidata HELP
npjbering
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Hello,
I've been programming in Pick Basic for the past 8 months. Having calculation problems and I can't find any answers in any manuals I've looked at. I have also done numerous google searches and can't find anything. Here is the problem: I have precision 2 in the program. I am doing a simple multiplication x = y*z and I can't get the program to stop suppressing zeroes in my result. I need 2 decimal places in order to download it to the mainframe from unix.
What am I missing? I've tried OCONV - MR2%14 - it will not give me my two decimal places. What option do I need to add?
This simple issue is holding up my project - ACK!
Thanks in advance,
Neal
I've been programming in Pick Basic for the past 8 months. Having calculation problems and I can't find any answers in any manuals I've looked at. I have also done numerous google searches and can't find anything. Here is the problem: I have precision 2 in the program. I am doing a simple multiplication x = y*z and I can't get the program to stop suppressing zeroes in my result. I need 2 decimal places in order to download it to the mainframe from unix.
What am I missing? I've tried OCONV - MR2%14 - it will not give me my two decimal places. What option do I need to add?
This simple issue is holding up my project - ACK!
Thanks in advance,
Neal
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Do you just want your output to be in 2 decimals?
I'm on D3 (not unidata) but what I'll typically do is ICONV the input, do the math, then OCONV the result.
Ex:
X = ICONV(INPUT1,'MR2')
Y = ICONV(INPUT2,'MR2')
Z = X * Y
PRINT OCONV(Z,'MR2')
If you want leading zeros it'd be (assumingthe syntax is the same)
PRINT OCONV(Z,'MR2') "R(%14)"
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/182873/programming-thread-numerical-handwriting-errors-accumulate-to-two-hour-delays
Lots of helpful guys in there. I've been doing pickBASIC for just over 10 years now so if you have questions post in there as I frequent it more than H/A