Arithmetic mode

This field specifies the arithmetic mode for numeric data.

To specify the arithmetic mode, click on the down arrow to select one of the following choices:

*CMDDFT
No parameter will be passed to the host and the host-defined default will be used.

*NOEXTEND
This option specifies the default arithmetic mode for numeric data. The intermediate result of a fixed-point arithmetic expression can be up to 30 digits and numeric literals may only have a maximum length of 18 digits.

*EXTEND31
Use this option to increase the precision of intermediate results for fixed-point arithmetic. The intermediate result of a fixed-point arithmetic expression can be up to 31 digits and numeric literals may have a maximum length of 31 digits.

*EXTEND63
Use this option to increase the precision of intermediate results for fixed-point arithmetic. The intermediate result of a fixed-point arithmetic expression can be up to 63 digits and numeric literals may have a maximum length of 63 digits.