Phil Smith wrote:
>Is it normal for code to actually care?
Of course, it is normal.
For example, this COBOL statement checks the data (From COBOL manual):
If Count-x is numeric then display "Data is good"
Look for NUMPROC compiler option and NUMCLS option for COBOL for example.
Try to do a COMPUTE with a character for a nice S0Cx abend. ;-D
>if we say "Heck with it, we can't tell, so we'll just mark it positive", is
>that likely to cause problems?
Yes, you will get problems, especially if you intend to do comparisions +
calculations where signs are important.
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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