ARITH
ARITH
affects the maximum number of digits
that you can code for integers, and the number of digits used in fixed-point
intermediate results.
Default is: ARITH(COMPAT)
Abbreviations
are: AR(C | E)
When you specify ARITH(EXTEND)
:
- The maximum number of digit positions that you can specify in
the
PICTURE
clause for packed-decimal, external-decimal, and numeric-edited data items is raised from 18 to 31. - The maximum number of digits that you can specify in a fixed-point
numeric literal is raised from 18 to 31. You can use numeric literals
with large precision anywhere that numeric literals are currently
allowed, including:
- Operands of
PROCEDURE DIVISION
statements VALUE
clauses (for numeric data items with large-precisionPICTURE
)- Condition-name values (on numeric data items with large-precision
PICTURE
)
- Operands of
- The maximum number of digits that you can specify in the arguments
to
NUMVAL
,NUMVAL-C
and
is raised from 18 to 31.NUMVAL-F
- The maximum value of the integer argument to the
FACTORIAL
function is 29. - Intermediate results in arithmetic statements use extended mode.
When you specify ARITH(COMPAT)
:
- The maximum number of digit positions in the
PICTURE
clause for packed-decimal, external-decimal, and numeric-edited data items is 18. - The maximum number of digits in a fixed-point numeric literal is 18.
- The maximum number of digits in the arguments to
NUMVAL
,NUMVAL-C
and
is 18.NUMVAL-F
- The maximum value of the integer argument to the
FACTORIAL
function is 28. - Intermediate results in arithmetic statements use compatibility mode.