Re: Numeric parameters and return values for utility procedures

[Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Steven Harrison wrote:
> ...
> My question is how to get this kind of functionality with numeric
> functions? How can I declare a procedure that will accept a decimal
> argument of any size and return a decimal argument of any size? Likewise
> with integer values? 
> ... Do I declare something like:
>
> D Decimal         S             31P 9
> ...

I would use 63p31 (available starting in V5R3).  That way, you can 
handle any 31-digit value from 31,0 (all integer places) to 31,31 (all 
decimal places).