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Re^2: Perl Unpack Cobol Binary File and Fieldsby Anonymous Monk |
| on May 04, 2020 at 22:01 UTC ( [id://11116457]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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See: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6SG3_5.2.0/com.ibm.cobol52.ent.doc/PGandLR/ref/rlddepic.html The V symbol used in a PICTURE clause indicates the position of an assumed decimal point. This is not present in the data. So, the value 123.45 with PIC 9(3)V99 might appear as $01020304050C. With a different picture, the identical data could be interpreted as 12345, 1.2345, 12.345 and so on.
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