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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Db2 for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 18, 2019

Support DECFLOAT in COBOL

DECFLOAT was introduced in DB2 9 and has just recently been enhanced to be usable in indexes. However the datatype is not supported in COBOL and FORTRAN and only "tolerated" in REXX (as a DOUBLE and then without NAN, SNAN or INFINITY). As a mainframe COBOL programmer I do not want to have to write C, PL/1 or Assembler to SELECT decfloat columns. Please add DECFLOAT as a new datatype for at least COBOL. Personally I do not use FORTRAN and REXX can wait as far as I am concerned but I need COBOL as soon as possible!

Needed by Date Jul 31, 2019
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    Jun 29, 2019

    Hi!
    I cannot find the referenced COBOL idea at all!

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  • Guest
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    Jun 29, 2019

    I have been told this is under a cobol request. I cannot find it. Which aha idea is it?

  • Guest
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    Jun 18, 2019

    There is another request for this which is not under Db2 but Cobol. Please vote for it.