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From: Greg Spohr <GSpohr@DOTFOODS.com> > I have recently been told that "COBOL programs run more > efficiently when numeric fields are defined as odd length this is correct. You can make a simply test yourself. Add up a billion numbers (or 10 million or whatever). First try with pic s9(6) comp, then with s9(4) comp. Tell us the result.
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