Rj0 to .0

[Joe Chasan]

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 06:39:55AM -0700, Enrique Arredondo wrote:
> How Can I convert a field from format 22,RJ0 to a (22,.2) ? If I do it 
> just like that I always get /OV
> 
> aa(22,RJ0)="0000000001234"
> bb(30,.0)=aa
> 
> bb= /OV

according to current fp specs, mathematical precision limits are still:
16 Places to left. 8 places to right of decimal Pt. 

this has not kept up with other limits that have expanded over the
years, and that is why you have /OV (overflow) when trying to display
a really large number.

OTOH, i am not sure if you just typed the above number or cut and pasted,
but i think that fp really should handle values up to 16 places before
hitting /ov and your above example is less.

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