Floating Point Arithmetic
A COBOL Example
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  Introduction
  Programming Objectives
  Programming Input and Output
  Programming Requirements
  Programming Overview
  JCL Member
  Command File
  COBOL Demonstration Program
  Summary
  Software Agreement and Disclaimer
  Downloads and Links
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  Glossary of Terms
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This suite of sample programs provides an example of a COBOL program doing floating point arithmetic and writing the information to a Sequential file. The program will run on an IBM mainframe or a Windows platform using Micro Focus or a UNIX platform using Micro Focus. On the mainframe the default is to use the IBM 370 Floating Point Arithmetic. On Windows or UNIX using Micro Focus the default is to use the IEEE Standard for Floating Point Arithmetic. The IEEE standard provides a higher level of precision than 370. However, 370 provides for larger numbers by providing less precision.


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This example illustrates the following functions.

Item Description
1 Demonstrate how to define a short floating point field.
2 Demonstrate how to define a long floating point field.
3 Demonstrate how to use a floating point field in a calculation.
4 Demonstrate how to write floating point data items to a sequential file.
  Objectives for a Job that uses Floating Point Arithmetic

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The following is an example of a COBOL program that processes floating point values. The information that is written to the sequential file is created within the program.

The following is the output that is written to a sequential file.

* CBLFPAC1 Example, Floating Point Arithmetic v13.01.07 http://www.simotime.com
* CBLFPAC1 Copyright 1987-2013 --- SimoTime Enterprises --- All Rights Reserved
TXT Perimeter  12.566370614359173 Radius   2.000000000000000 Pi 3.14159265358979323
FPS Perimeter  12.566368103027340 Radius   2.000000000000000 Pi 3.14159202575683600
FPL Perimeter  12.566370614359170 Radius   2.000000000000000 Pi 3.14159265358979400
* CBLFPAC1 Thank you for using this software provided from SimoTime Enterprises
* CBLFPAC1 Please send all inquires or suggestions to the helpdesk@simotime.com

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This suite of samples programs will run on the following platforms.

Item Description
1 Executes on the Windows Systems supported by Micro Focus Enterprise Server.
2 May be ported to run on a Linux or UNIX System supported by Micro Focus Enterprise Server.
3 Runs on an IBM Mainframe System.
  Operating System Requirements

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The following is a flowchart of the job for executing the program that does floating point arithmetic and writes the results to a Sequential file of fixed-length fields.

             
CBLFPAJ1
jcl
CBLFPAE1
cmd
The JCL or CMD member for running the application.
   
   
IEFBR14
utl
IF Exist
stmt
Delete any previously created DATAFPA1 file.
   
   
 
 
   
   
 
 
   
   
CBLFPAC1
cbl
   
   
DATAFPA1
data
Calculate values for the floating point fields and write to file
   
   
   
   
   
CONSOLE
display
Display to screen
   
EOJ
 
Logic Flow for Floating Point Example

The main program (CBLFPAC1) will perform calculations using floating point fields. The contents of the fields will be move into a record structure and written to a sequential file. The source code for the CMD file, the JCL member and the COBOL programs is provided and may be modified to fit your environment.

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The following (CBLFPAJ1.jcl) is a sample of the mainframe JCL needed to run this job on an IBM Mainframe System or a Linux, UNIX or Windows System with Micro Focus Enterprise Server.

//CBLFPAJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,ACCOUNT,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1
//* *******************************************************************
//*       CBLFPAJ1.JCL - a JCL Member for Batch Job Processing        *
//*       This JCL Member is provided by SimoTime Technologies        *
//*           (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved             *
//*             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
//*                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
//* *******************************************************************
//*
//* Text   -   Write various floating point fields to a QSAM file.
//* Author -   SimoTime Technologies
//* Date   -   January 24, 1996
//*
//* This is a sample program that shows the format for various
//* floating point fields. The information is also written to a
//* QSAM file.
//*
//* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a
//* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express.
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 1 of 2, This job step will delete a previously created QSAM
//*              file.
//*
//DELTHEXW EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DATAFPA1 DD  DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.DATAFPA1,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE),
//             STORCLAS=MFI,
//             SPACE=(TRK,5),
//             DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=120,DSORG=PS)
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 2 of 2, This job step will write information to the QSAM file.
//*
//EXECFPA1 EXEC PGM=CBLFPAC1
//STEPLIB  DD  DSN=SIMOTIME.PDS.LOADLIB,DISP=SHR
//DATAFPA1 DD  DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.DATAFPA1,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//             STORCLAS=MFI,
//             SPACE=(TRK,5),
//             DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=120,DSORG=PS)
//SYSOUT   DD  SYSOUT=*
//

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The following (CBLFPAE1.cmd) is a sample of the Windows CMD needed to run this job.

@echo OFF
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *               CBLFPAE1.CMD - a Windows Command File               *
rem  *         This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies         *
rem  *           (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved             *
rem  *             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
rem  *                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
rem  * *******************************************************************
em  *
rem  * Text   - Calculate floating point field contents and write to file.
rem  * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem  * Date   - January 24, 1996
rem  *
rem  * The job will do floating point arithmetic and write the results
rem  * to a sequential file.
rem  *
rem  * This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a
rem  * Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Net Express.
rem  *
rem  *    ************
rem  *    * CblFpaE1 *
rem  *    ********cmd*
rem  *         *
rem  *    ************     ************
rem  *    * if Exist ******* DATAFPA1 *      if exist delete the file
rem  *    ********del*     *******rseq*
rem  *         *
rem  *         *
rem  *    ************     ************
rem  *    * CblFpaC1 ******* DATAFPA1 *
rem  *    ********cbl*     *******rseq*
rem  *         *
rem  *    ************
rem  *    *   EOJ    *
rem  *    ************
rem  *
rem  * ********************************************************************
rem  * Step 1 of 3, Set the global environment variables...
rem  *
     if "%SYSLOG%" == "" set syslog=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG
     set CmdName=CblFpaE1
     call ..\Env1Base
rem  *
     call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%"
     call SimoNOTE "Starting CmdName %CmdName%"
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  * Step 2 of 3, Delete any previously created file...
rem  *
:DeleteQSAM
     call SimoNOTE "Identify JobStep DeleteQSAM"
     set DATAFPA1=%BaseLib1%\DATA\APPL\DATAFPA1.DAT
     if exist %DATAFPA1% del %DATAFPA1%
rem  *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  * Step 3 of 3, Calculate Floating Point, create a new output file...
rem  *
:ExecuteFlaotingPointRoutine
     call SimoNOTE "Identify JobStep ExecuteRightAdjustRoutine"
     run CBLFPAC1
     if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0010
     if not "%JobStatus%" == "0000" goto :EojNOK
:EojAOK
     call SimoNOTE "DataMake  DATAFPA1=%DATAFPA1%"
     call SimoNOTE "Finished CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
     goto :End
:EojNOK
     call SimoNOTE "ABENDING CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
     echo %DATE% - %TIME% Starting User ABEND Processing...>>%SYSLOG%
     set >>%SYSLOG%
     echo %DATE% - %TIME% Complete User ABEND Processing...>>%SYSLOG%
     goto :End
:End
     call SimoNOTE "Conclude SysOut is %SYSOUT%"
     if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
     exit /B %JobStatus%

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The following (CBLFPAC1.cbl) is a sample of the Micro Focus COBOL demonstration program.

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      *****************************************************************
      * Source Member: CBLFPAC1.CBL
      * Copy Files:    CBLFPAB1.CPY
      *
      * This program provides an example of how a COBOL program does
      * floating point arithmetic.
      *
      * The COBOL program is written using the IBM COBOL for OS/390
      * dialect and will also work with IBM Enterprise COBOL.
      *
      * A JCL member is provided to run the job as an MVS batch job on
      * an IBM mainframe or as a project with Micro Focus Mainframe
      * Express (MFE) running on a PC with Windows.
      *
      * A batch or command file is provided to run the job as a
      * Windows batch job on a Wintel platform using Micro Focus Net
      * Express.
      *
      *****************************************************************
      *
      *                   ************
      *                   * CBLFAPJ1 *
      *                   ********jcl*
      *                        *
      *                   ************
      *                   * IEFBR14  *
      *                   ********utl*
      *                        *
      *                   ************     ************
      *                   * CBLFPAC1 *--*--* DATAFPA1 *
      *                   ********cbl*  *  ********dat*
      *                        *        *
      *                        *        *  ************
      *                        *        *--* CONSOLE  *
      *                        *           ******dsply*
      *                   ************
      *                   *   EOJ    *
      *                   ************
      *
      *****************************************************************
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
       INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
       FILE-CONTROL.
           SELECT DATAFPA1-FILE   ASSIGN to DATAFPA1
                  ORGANIZATION is SEQUENTIAL
                  ACCESS MODE  is SEQUENTIAL
                  FILE STATUS  is DATAFPA1-STATUS.
      *
      *****************************************************************
       DATA DIVISION.
       FILE SECTION.
      *
       FD  DATAFPA1-FILE
           DATA RECORD    is DATAFPA1-RECORD.

       01  DATAFPA1-RECORD.
           05  FPA1-DATA        pic X(120).
      *
      *****************************************************************
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  SIM-TITLE.
           05  T1 pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '.
           05  T2 pic X(34) value 'Example, Floating Point Arithmetic'.
           05  T3 pic X(10) value ' v13.01.07'.
           05  T4 pic X(24) value ' http://www.simotime.com'.
       01  SIM-COPYRIGHT.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '.
           05  C2 pic X(20) value 'Copyright 1987-2018 '.
           05  C3 pic X(28) value '   SimoTime Technologies    '.
           05  C4 pic X(20) value ' All Rights Reserved'.

       01  SIM-THANKS-01.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'Thank you for using this program'.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value ' provided from SimoTime Technolo'.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value 'gies'.

       01  SIM-THANKS-02.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLFPAC1 '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'Please send all inquires or sugg'.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value 'estions to the helpdesk@simotime'.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value '.com'.

       01  MESSAGE-BUFFER.
           05  MESSAGE-HEADER      pic X(11)   value '* CBLFPAC1 '.
           05  MESSAGE-TEXT.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-1  pic X(68)   value SPACES.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-2  pic X(188)  value SPACES.

       01  DATAFPA1-STATUS.
           05  DATAFPA1-STATUS-L   pic X.
           05  DATAFPA1-STATUS-R   pic X.
       01  DATAFPA1-EOF            pic X       value 'N'.
       01  DATAFPA1-OPEN-FLAG      pic X       value 'C'.
      *
       01  IO-STATUS.
           05  IO-STAT1            pic X.
           05  IO-STAT2            pic X.
       01  TWO-BYTES.
           05  TWO-BYTES-LEFT      pic X.
           05  TWO-BYTES-RIGHT     pic X.
       01  TWO-BYTES-BINARY        redefines TWO-BYTES pic 9(4) comp.
      *
       01  APPL-RESULT             pic S9(9)   comp.
           88  APPL-AOK            value 0.
           88  APPL-EOF            value 16.
      *
       01  DATAFPA1-TOTAL.
           05  filler    pic X(23) value 'DATAFPA1 line count is '.
           05  DATAFPA1-LOC        pic 9(7)  value 0.

      *    Notice the following Floating Point Fields do not have a
      *    picture clause.

       01  WORK-FIELDS.
           05  WORK-SHORT-01       COMP-1.
           05  WORK-LONG-01        COMP-2.
           05  WORK-RADIUS         COMP-1.
           05  WORK-CIRCUMFERENCE  COMP-2.

       01  ZD-FIELDS.
           05  ZD-PI               pic 9v9(17)     value 0.
           05  ZD-RAD-3-15         pic 9(3)v9(15)  value 0.
           05  ZD-CIR-3-15         pic 9(3)v9(15)  value 0.

       01  FP-SHORT.
           05  FPS-PI              COMP-1  value 0.
           05  FPS-RAD             COMP-1  value 0.
           05  FPS-CIR             COMP-1  value 0.

       01  FP-LONG.
           05  FPL-PI              COMP-2  value 0.
           05  FPL-RAD             COMP-2  value 0.
           05  FPL-CIR             COMP-2  value 0.

       01  PRINT-LINE.
           05  EDT-ID              pic X(3) value SPACES.
           05  FILLER              pic X(11) value ' Perimeter '.
           05  EDT-3-15-CIR        pic ZZZ.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
           05  FILLER              pic X(08) value ' Radius '.
           05  EDT-3-15-RAD        pic ZZZ.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
           05  FILLER              pic X(04) value ' Pi '.
           05  EDT-1-15-PI         pic Z.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
      *
       01  PRINT-PI-SHORT.
           05  FILLER   pic X(24)  value 'FPA-PI-SHORT........... '.
           05  PI-SHORT-VALUE      pic Z.ZZZZZZZZ.
       01  PRINT-PI-LONG.
           05  FILLER   pic X(24)  value 'FPA-PI-LONG............ '.
           05  PI-LONG-VALUE       pic Z.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
       01  PRINT-ZD-3-15.
           05  FILLER   pic X(24)  value 'ZD-3-15................ '.
           05  ZD-EDT-3-15         pic ZZZ.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
      *
      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT
           perform DATAFPA1-OPEN
           move SIM-TITLE to FPA1-DATA
           perform DATAFPA1-WRITE
           move SIM-COPYRIGHT to FPA1-DATA
           perform DATAFPA1-WRITE
      *
           perform ZD-CALCULATIONS
           move PRINT-LINE to FPA1-DATA
           perform DATAFPA1-WRITE
      *
           perform FPS-CALCULATIONS
           move PRINT-LINE to FPA1-DATA
           perform DATAFPA1-WRITE
      *
           perform FPL-CALCULATIONS
           move PRINT-LINE to FPA1-DATA
           perform DATAFPA1-WRITE

           move 'is Complete...' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE

           move SIM-THANKS-01 to FPA1-DATA
           perform DATAFPA1-WRITE
           move SIM-THANKS-02 to FPA1-DATA
           perform DATAFPA1-WRITE
           perform DATAFPA1-CLOSE
           perform Z-THANK-YOU
           GOBACK.

      *****************************************************************
      *    PI=3.14159265358979323846
       ZD-CALCULATIONS.
           move 'TXT' to EDT-ID
           add 3.14159265358979323 to ZERO giving ZD-PI ROUNDED
           add 2 to ZERO giving ZD-RAD-3-15
           compute ZD-CIR-3-15 ROUNDED = ZD-PI * (2 * ZD-RAD-3-15)
           add ZD-CIR-3-15 to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-CIR
           add ZD-RAD-3-15 to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-RAD
           add ZD-PI       to ZERO giving EDT-1-15-PI
           display PRINT-LINE upon console
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       FPS-CALCULATIONS.
           move 'FPS' to EDT-ID
           add 3.14159265358979323 to ZERO giving FPS-PI ROUNDED
           add 2 to ZERO giving FPS-RAD
           compute FPS-CIR ROUNDED = FPS-PI * (2 * FPS-RAD)
           add FPS-CIR to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-CIR
           add FPS-RAD to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-RAD
           add FPS-PI  to ZERO giving EDT-1-15-PI
           display PRINT-LINE upon console
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       FPL-CALCULATIONS.
           move 'FPL' to EDT-ID
           add 3.14159265358979323 to ZERO giving FPL-PI ROUNDED
           add 2 to ZERO giving FPL-RAD
           compute FPL-CIR ROUNDED = FPL-PI * (2 * FPL-RAD)
           add FPL-CIR to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-CIR
           add FPL-RAD to ZERO giving EDT-3-15-RAD
           add FPL-PI  to ZERO giving EDT-1-15-PI
           display PRINT-LINE upon console
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * The value of PI is the ratio between the perimeter and the
      * diameter on any given circle.
      * In other words, dividing the perimeter of any circle by its
      * diameter always gives the same answer, and this number is
      * defined to be PI. A 12-digit approximation of PI is given as
      * 3.14159265358.
      *****************************************************************

      *****************************************************************
      * I/O ROUTINES FOR DATAFPA1...                                  *
      *****************************************************************
       DATAFPA1-WRITE.
           if  DATAFPA1-OPEN-FLAG = 'C'
               perform DATAFPA1-OPEN
           end-if
           write DATAFPA1-RECORD
           if  DATAFPA1-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               if  DATAFPA1-STATUS = '10'
                   add 16 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               else
                   add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               end-if
           end-if.
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'DATAFPA1-Failure-WRITE...' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
               move DATAFPA1-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       DATAFPA1-OPEN.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           open output DATAFPA1-FILE
           if  DATAFPA1-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'O' to DATAFPA1-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'DATAFPA1-Failure-OPEN...' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
               move DATAFPA1-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       DATAFPA1-CLOSE.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           close DATAFPA1-FILE
           if  DATAFPA1-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'C' to DATAFPA1-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'DATAFPA1-Failure-CLOSE...' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
               move DATAFPA1-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following Z-Routines perform administrative tasks         *
      * for this program.                                             *
      *****************************************************************
      * ABEND the program, post a message to the console and issue    *
      * a STOP RUN.                                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-ABEND-PROGRAM.
           if  MESSAGE-TEXT not = SPACES
               perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
           end-if
           move 'PROGRAM-IS-ABENDING...'  to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
           add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           STOP RUN.
      *    exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display CONSOLE messages...                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE.
           if MESSAGE-TEXT-2 = SPACES
               display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:79) upon console
           else
               display MESSAGE-BUFFER upon console
           end-if
           move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display the file status bytes. This routine will display as   *
      * two digits if the full two byte file status is numeric. If    *
      * second byte is non-numeric then it will be treated as a       *
      * binary number.                                                *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS.
           if  IO-STATUS not NUMERIC
           or  IO-STAT1    = '9'
               subtract TWO-BYTES-BINARY from TWO-BYTES-BINARY
               move IO-STAT2 to TWO-BYTES-RIGHT
               display '* CBLFPAC1 File-Status-' IO-STAT1 '/'
                       TWO-BYTES-BINARY upon console
           else
               display '* CBLFPAC1 File-Status-' IO-STATUS upon console
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
           display SIM-TITLE     upon console
           display SIM-COPYRIGHT upon console
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-THANK-YOU.
           display SIM-THANKS-01 upon console
           display SIM-THANKS-02 upon console
           exit.
      *****************************************************************
      *      This example is provided by SimoTime Enterprises         *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************

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The purpose of this program is to provide an example of a COBOL program doing floating point arithmetic and writing the information to a Sequential file. This document may be used to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.

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