MOVE - Character String to Numeric Field
ANSI
This MOVE instruction transfers the Logical String contents of the source character string to the destination numeric variable. The instruction uses the following format:
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Where:
label
Optional. A Program Execution Label.
source
Required. A Character String Variable or Literal that serves as the source operand.
sep
Required. A comma or one of the following prepositions: BY, TO, OF, FROM, USING, WITH, IN, or INTO.
dest
Required. A Numeric Variable that serves as the destination operand.
Flags Affected: EOS, LESS, OVER, ZERO
Note the following:
The transfer from the {source} operand begins at the Form Pointed character and continues through the Length Pointed character (i.e., the Logical String) or until {dest} is full (whichever occurs first). The {source} operand remains unchanged.
If the {source} variable is not in valid numeric format (decimal point, sign and digits) or if it is a Null String, no data transfer takes place and the EOS flag is set.
The data transferred from the {source} operand is rounded and truncated to fit the format of {dest}. All arithmetic rules apply including rounding, truncation and setting of the ZERO, LESS, and OVER Condition Flags.
Moving a character string variable containing a minus overpunched digit as the least significant byte into a valid numeric variable is allowed unless there is an environment variable PLB_DPT=on. If this variable is found, any DIM field containing a minus overpunched character is treated as an invalid numeric format.
See Also: Example Code, MOVE
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