FWIW - the best thing, IMO, is to change the generating program's PIC
clause to:
PIC S9(09)V.9(04) SIGN IS LEADING SEPARATE.
This will take up two more characters in the output line. It will insert
an actual decimal point and prefix the number with a + or a - sign. Much
easier to process in a non-COBOL language.
Sorry if this COBOL-talk offends any Perl-ites <grin>.
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004, Olivier Wirz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> What is the best way to convert a numeric cobol format S9(09)V9(04) in a
> more readable way.
>
> For example:
>
> 000001000000} will be -1000.0000
> 000001000000{ will be 1000.0000
>
> It works with substr and =~, but may be there is a module or another better
> way.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Olivier
>
>
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