6.2.25 MULTIPLY Statement
The MULTIPLY statement multiplies numeric items and sets the values of data items equal to the results.
___ Format 1 ___________________________________________________________
| |
| <___________________________ |
| >>__MULTIPLY__ _identifier-1_ __BY____identifier-2__ _________ _|____> |
| |_literal-1____| |_ROUNDED_| |
| |
| >__ ____________________________________________ ____________________> |
| |_ ____ __SIZE ERROR__imperative-statement-1_| |
| |_ON_| |
| |
| >__ _________________________________________________ _______________> |
| |_NOT__ ____ __SIZE ERROR__imperative-statement-2_| |
| |_ON_| |
| |
| >__ ______________ _________________________________________________>< |
| |_END-MULTIPLY_| |
| |
|________________________________________________________________________|
In Format 1, the value of identifier-1 or literal-1 is multiplied by the
value of identifier-2; the product is then placed in identifier-2. For
each successive occurrence of identifier-2, the multiplication takes place
in the left-to-right order in which identifier-2 is specified.
___ Format 2 ___________________________________________________________
| |
| >>__MULTIPLY__ _identifier-1_ __BY__ _identifier-2_ _________________> |
| |_literal-1____| |_literal-2____| |
| |
| <___________________________ |
| >__GIVING____identifier-3__ _________ _|_____________________________> |
| |_ROUNDED_| |
| |
| >__ ____________________________________________ ____________________> |
| |_ ____ __SIZE ERROR__imperative-statement-1_| |
| |_ON_| |
| |
| >__ _________________________________________________ _______________> |
| |_NOT__ ____ __SIZE ERROR__imperative-statement-2_| |
| |_ON_| |
| |
| >__ ______________ _________________________________________________>< |
| |_END-MULTIPLY_| |
| |
|________________________________________________________________________|
In Format 2, the value of identifier-1 or literal-1 is multiplied by the
value of identifier-2 or literal-2. The product is then stored in the
data item(s) referenced by identifier-3.
For all Formats:
- identifier-1, identifier-2
-
X Must name an elementary numeric item. Identifier-1 and identifier-2
X cannot be date fields. - literal-1, literal-2
-
Must be a numeric literal.
- identifier-3
-
Must name an elementary numeric or numeric-edited item.
X Identifier-3, the GIVING phrase identifier, is the only identifier in
X the MULTIPLY statement that can be a date field.
X If identifier-3 names a date field, then see "Storing Arithmetic
X Results That Involve Date Fields" in topic 6.1.5.2.3 for details on
X how the product is stored in identifier-3.
X Floating-point data items and literals can be used anywhere a numeric data
X item or literal can be specified.
The composite of operands must not contain more than 18 digits.
X The composite of operands can be more than 18 digits. For information on
X arithmetic intermediate results, see the IBM COBOL Programming Guide for
X your platform.
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