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PACKED DECIMAL STRING [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

A contiguous sequence of up to 16 bytes interpreted as a string of nibbles. Each nibble represents a digit except the low-order nibble of the highest addressed byte, which represents the sign. The packed decimal string is specified by its lowest addressed location and the number of digits.

OBS

See also packed decimal format.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Sequence de maximum 16 octets dont plusieurs chiffres décimaux sont enregistrés dans un seul multiplet, par exemple, deux chiffres décimaux dans un octet.

OBS

Voir aussi format decimal condensé.

Spanish

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