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VMS Help COBOL, PROCEDURE_DIVISION, MULTIPLY *Conan The Librarian |
The MULTIPLY statement multiplies two numeric operands and stores the result.
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The MULTIPLY statement multiplies two numeric operands and stores the
result.
Format 1 -
MULTIPLY srcnum BY { rsult [ ROUNDED ] } ...
[ ON SIZE ERROR stment ] [ NOT ON SIZE ERROR stment ]
[ END-MULTIPLY ]
1.1 - srcnum
is a numeric literal or the identifier of an elementary numeric item.
1.2 - rsult
is the identifier of an elementary numeric item. It is the resultant identifier.
1.3 - stment
is an imperative statement.
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The MULTIPLY statement multiplies two numeric operands and stores the
result.
Format 2 -
MULTIPLY srcnum BY srcnum GIVING { rsult [ ROUNDED ] } ...
[ ON SIZE ERROR stment ] [ NOT ON SIZE ERROR stment ]
[ END-MULTIPLY ]
2.1 - srcnum
is a numeric literal or the identifier of an elementary numeric item.
2.2 - rsult
is the identifier of an elementary numeric item or an elementary numeric edited item. It is the resultant identifier.
2.3 - stment
is an imperative statement.
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