IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS Programming: Pipes - IBM notice

PIPE EDIT
110 Programming: Pipes
B2C (conversion order)
Specifies that the input data contains a text string. The text string is converted
into its equivalent, internal, binary representation. For example, if the input is
1100000111000010 B2C returns AB.
The input data must be in exact multiples of eight characters. The converted
data is one-eighth the length of the original.
B2C is the inverse of C2B.
C2B (conversion order)
Specifies that the input data is treated as a string of Boolean values. The input
data is converted to a text string representing the individual bits. For example,
if the input is AB, C2B returns 1100000111000010.
C2B is especially useful in converting bit string data such as that returned from
DESC (IFRAUWDS) to a readable form.
Because C2B returns a character string 8 times longer than the original, you
can easily generate a message which exceeds the 32 000 character limit for
NetView messages. Use C2B to convert only the substring requiring
conversion. For more information, see the conversion order for “SUBSTR” on
page 115.
C2B is the inverse of B2C.
C2D (conversion order)
Specifies that the input data is treated as a 2's complement binary number. This
input data is then converted into a positive or a negative decimal number. For
example, if the input is 1, C2D returns a result of -15. If the input is AB, C2D
returns a result of -15934, as shown in the following example:
PIPE LIT /AB/
| EDIT 1.* C2D
| CONS ONLY
If the input is hexadecimal data and this data must be interpreted as a positive
number, use PAD as the global order. The following example returns a result of
49602:
PIPE LIT /AB/
| EDIT PAD ’00’X 1.* RIGHT 3 C2D
| CONS ONLY
Use C2D with an input of 4 characters or less. The results of C2D are
unpredictable with an input of more than 4 characters. Use C2D to convert
only the substring requiring conversion.
C2D is the inverse of D2C.
C2F (conversion order)
Specifies that the input data is converted to a displayable floating point
notation. The input can be a 2– to 8–byte floating point number. The converted
value is a 22–byte, right-aligned, output string in the form -n.mmmmmE-dd where
the exponent E-dd and the decimal point are only included if the converted
number requires. When the exponent E-dd is not produced, the output is
equivalent to packed decimal.
A maximum of 17 decimal digits are used in the conversion with leading and
trailing zeros stripped. An 18th digit is calculated and used to round the
results. For example, the repeating decimal number 1.9999999... is converted to
2.