Defining national numeric data items
Define data items with
the USAGE
NATIONAL
clause to hold numeric data that is represented
in national characters (UTF-16). You can define national decimal items
and national floating-point items.
About this task
To define a national decimal item,
code a PICTURE
clause that contains only the symbols 9
, P
, S
,
and V
. If the PICTURE
clause contains S
,
the SIGN IS SEPARATE
clause must be in effect for
that item.
To
define a national floating-point item, code a PICTURE
clause
that defines a floating-point item (for example, +99999.9E-99
).
You can use national decimal items in the same way that you use zoned decimal items. You can use national floating-point items in the same way that you use display floating-point items.