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File format problem

Former Member — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:51:28 GMT

Hi,

I have a requirement to down load the data from SAP to output file(Presentation server), in that the formation file we have seperate format.

In that we have some fields,

Field Size Starting point technical

Net amount paid 9(8)v99 26 REGUH - RWBTR

I didn't understand this format 9(8)v99

some other fields we have format S9(15)v999 ,S9(15)v999 .

Could you please let me know about these formats.

Former Member — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:55:01 GMT

9(8)v99 means total length 8 , 2 decimals places

S9(15)v999 length 15 , 3 decimals places

Former Member — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:04:15 GMT

and also we have one more format S9(15)V9991,

Could you plese let me know abt this also?

Former Member — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:29:18 GMT

Hi,

Net amount paid 9(8)v99 26 REGUH - RWBTR

Length 8 decimal 2 Example '123456.12'

some other fields we have format S9(15)v999

Length 15 decimal 3 Example '-123456789012.123'

S9(15)V9991, these is no reprensentation like 9991 there should be all 9999.

These are cobol data characters.

Former Member — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:46:45 GMT

Hi Soumya,

9(8)v99 means this variable is Numeric type of length 8 and 2 digits after decimal.

I guess your legacy system is Mainframes (COBOL).

In COBOL 9(8) means Numeric of length 8

v means decimal point

99 after v means number of digits after decimal point.

Mubeen

Former Member — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:49:30 GMT

Mainframe represents digits with 9 only and not with any other number.

In your case (S9(15)V9991), I think its a typo.