Everyone at work throws around COMP and COMP-3. I know DISPLAY is the default but I do not know when to pick which.
Also why does DISPLAY of a COMP field look like garbage?
DISPLAY = stored as characters (readable, slower for math).
COMP / BINARY = binary integer, fast for whole numbers.
COMP-3 = packed decimal, common for money with decimals (V99).
DISPLAY of COMP looks weird because you are printing raw binary. MOVE it to a PIC 9 or edited field first, then DISPLAY that.
Shop default here: counters COMP, amounts COMP-3, anything going to a report gets moved to an edited PIC like ZZZ9.99.
Moved COMP to PIC ZZ9 before DISPLAY. Numbers finally make sense. Thanks.
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