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<h1 class="topictitle1">Decimal positions for printer files (positions 36 and 37)</h1>
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<div><p>Use these positions to specify the decimal placement within a zoned
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decimal field and the data type of the field as it appears in your program.</p>
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<p>If you leave these positions blank, the <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> operating
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system assumes a data type of <tt>character</tt> for the field.</p>
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<p>If you enter a number in these positions, the <span class="keyword"><font color="Purple">i5/OS</font></span> operating
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system assumes a data type of <tt>zoned decimal</tt> for the
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field. The number specified is the number of positions to the right of the
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decimal point; it must be less than or equal to the field length, with a maximum
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of 63. <a href="zprint.htm#zprint__ddsex">Figure 1</a> shows how to code decimal
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positions.</p>
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<p>If you use a referenced field, you do not need to specify decimal positions
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because the information is retrieved from the referenced file. You can override
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or change the decimal positions retrieved if you choose.</p>
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<div class="p">To override the decimal positions, specify the new value. To change the
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decimal positions, specify the amount by which you want to increase or decrease
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the field and precede the amount with either a + or -. For example, an entry
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of +4 indicates that there are 4 more digits to the right of the decimal point
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than in the referenced field. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> High-level languages can impose specific
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length and value restrictions on the decimal positions. Observe these restrictions
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for files used by those languages.</div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzakdmstposy1.htm" title="You can find how to specify the first 44 positions of the data description specifications form for printer files in this topic.">Positional entries for printer files (positions 1 through 44)</a></div>
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