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by **arya_starc** » Wed May 11, 2016 7:07 pm

What is the difference between zero, zeros and zeroes and when to use which one in cobol program

by **Robert Sample** » Wed May 11, 2016 7:25 pm

And what did the manual tell you when you read it?

by **Aki88** » Wed May 11, 2016 7:28 pm

Hello,

The best place to look at for such queries is the COBOL manual.
From the good old Language Reference:

ZERO, ZEROS, ZEROES
Represents the numeric value zero (0) or one or more occurrences of the
character zero, depending on context.
When the figurative constant ZERO, ZEROS, or ZEROES is used in a
context that requires an alphanumeric character, an alphanumeric character
zero is used. When the context requires a national character zero, a
national character zero is used (value NX'0030'). When the context cannot
be determined, an alphanumeric character zero is used.

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Alternative spellings ZEROS and ZEROES for ZERO
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Which is clear enough in itself.

Edit: My bad Robert; didn't see you'd already replied to the post. :oops:

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