FW: How to use COBOL to read QUIZ subfil

[WITKOPP@IDT.COM]

True, COBOL believes in accuracy, and an accurate
floating point number is an oxymoron.

> >I am trying to use COBOL to read a QUIZ subfile. Can anybody tell me
> >what is the corresponding COBOL data type for QUIZ data type NUM?
> 
> There isn't one :-(
> 
> Poor old Cobol just doesn't understand floating point numbers. Change the   
> items in the subfile to zoned decimal or integer.
> 
> Regards,
> JWP  
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