FIXEDBIN

FIXEDBIN returns a FIXED BIN value with precision and scale derived from the source unless explicitly specified as parameters to the function. 
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>>-FIXEDBIN(x-+-----------+-)----------------------------------><
              '-,p-+----+-'     
                   '-,q-'       
x
Expression.
p
Restricted expression that specifies the total number of digits in the result. It must not exceed the implementation limit.
q
Restricted expression that specifies the scaling factor of the result. If q is omitted, a scaling factor of zero is assumed.

If both p and q are omitted, the precision of the result is determined from the source according to this table:

source result
FIXED BIN(p,q) FIXED BIN(p,q)
FIXED DEC(p,q)

FIXED BIN(r,s)
where r = min(M,1+CEIL(p*3.32))
and s = CEIL(ABS(q*3.32))*SIGN(q)
FLOAT BIN(p) FIXED BIN(p,0)
FLOAT DEC(p)

FIXED BIN(r,0)
where r = min(M,CEIL(p*3.32))
BIT FIXED BIN(M,0)
CHAR, GRAPHIC or WIDECHAR

FIXED BIN(r,0)
where r = min(M,1+CEIL(N*3.32))
Parent topic: Descriptions of individual built-in functions, pseudovariables, and subroutines




Published: 23 December 2018