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From: stevej@synopsys.com (Steven Jukoff)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm
Subject: "PACKED COMP-3" format
Keywords: cobol packed-decimal
Message-ID: <556@synopsys.COM>
Date: 17 Jul 90 18:49:49 GMT
Sender: stevej@synopsys.com
Organization: Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, Ca
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Does anyone know how to define or describe the data format
of the COBOL "PACKED COMP-3" format?  Given the definition,
I need to write a 'C' routine to convert it to an integer:
32 bit 2's complement.

I don't expect to have a problem with the routine given the
correct definition.  This is a "real-world" problem.

Thanks in advance and you may have the code if I get the 
definition.

Steven Jukoff,             Phone: (415)962-5407
Synopsys, Inc.             FAX:   (415)965-8637
1098 Alta Ave              DDN:   stevej@synopsys.com
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