COMP-3 stores each digit of a number in 4 bits (half a byte) and uses an additional 4-bit at the end to store the sign (C for positive and D for negative). For example - the decimal number +123 is …

Nov 19, 2018 · If you want a packed-decimal number to be human-readable with a sign then you will need to convert it into another format, a numeric-edited format. I have tried the following on …

May 10, 2010 · When I tried to display a COMP-3 field I was getting some garbage values. My scenario is I have one COMP-3 field and I am moving TST-VAL to WS-VAL. The output I am …

This suite of test cases describes how to convert between the various numeric formats (or data types such as DISPLAY, COMP, COMP-3 or DECIMAL, BINARY and PACKED) used with COBOL …

Learn how to effectively convert unpacked decimal values back to COMP-3 (Packed Decimal) format in COBOL, with examples and common pitfalls.

Apr 23, 2025 · Define data precisely—misaligned PIC clauses cause subtle bugs. Use DISPLAY or MOVE statements to convert COMP-3 into readable numeric-edited fields for debugging. Never …

Jul 21, 2010 · Beware: Moving character data into a COMP-3 field may give you the dreaded SOC7 data exception abend when the receiving item is referenced. This is because not all bit patterns …

Jan 17, 2022 · A typical conversion for COMP-3 is to move the data item to an equivalent displayable format. For this case, PIC S9(5) COMP-3 is often converted to PIC S9(5) SIGN …

Sep 22, 2005 · COBOL Programming: Hello everyone, When I try to move s9 (2)v (3) comp-3 to s9 (2)v (3) variable, Iam not able to get the sign. i,e If I move...

Sep 29, 2022 · To see them you first have to understand that your UNSTRING into NOA and NOB works like any other character-to-character MOVE. So it starts from the left and moves …