Using %HEX with COBOL

You can use the %HEX function with the LIST command to display the hexadecimal value of an operand. For example, to display the external representation of the packed decimal pvar3, defined as PIC 9(9), from 1234 as its hexadecimal (or internal) equivalent, enter:

LIST %HEX (pvar3);

The Log window displays the hexadecimal string X'F0F0F0F0F0F1F2F3F4'.