COMP-3 Variables in Sequential and Line Sequential Data Files

PSS ID Number: Q10195
Article last modified on 11-16-1992

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Summary:
   The minus symbol in the packed-decimal data format is not correctly
converted from a Line Sequential file specified COMP-3 to an Index
Sequential or Sequential file.
   There is a discussion of disk files on Page 295 of the "Microsoft
COBOL Reference Manual." The documentation states that COMP-0
and COMP-3 data items should not be used in Sequential or Line
Sequential files. Records in Sequential and Line Sequential files have
carriage return and linefeed record delimiters and should contain only
ASCII data.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1992.