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Fixed-point decimal data is stored in packed decimal format. Each digit is stored in a half-byte, as shown in Figure. Bits 0 through 3 of t...

You cannot use fixed-point decimal data with a nonzero scale factor in calculations with binary integer variables. If you must use the two ...

The attributes FIXED and DECIMAL are used to declare fixed-point decimal variables. The FIXED attribute is implied by DECIMAL. If you do no...

A fixed-point decimal constant can have between 1 and 31 of the decimal digits 0 through 9 with an optional decimal point or sign, or both....

Fixed-point decimal data is used in calculations where exact decimal values must be maintained, for example, in financial applications. You...

The following figure shows the internal representation of fixed-point binary data. Storage for fixed-point binary variables is always alloc...

The attributes FIXED and BINARY are used to declare integer variables and fractional variables in which the number of fractional digits is ...