Microsoft KB Archive/32160

Cannot Enter Sign, Value Always Negative with S9(n)

PSS ID Number: Q32160 Article last modified on 04-21-1993

3.00 MS-DOS

Summary: The S9(n) (nondecimal) DISPLAY fields, when ACCEPTed through ADIS, will not allow you to enter the sign and always will have a negative value. To correct this problem, change the “S” to a “-”, or use a S9(n)v9 PICTURE definition. With either approach, the sign can be entered and will be handled correctly. This problem was corrected in Microsoft COBOL Professional Development System version 4.0 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.

Additional reference words: 3.00 Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.