When inputting float values, the value is specified just like a float literal.
The value does not have to be normalized or adjusted in the field. When float
values are defined as array/table initialization data, they are specified
in fields either 14 or 23 characters long (for 4F and 8F respectively).
Note the following about float fields:
- Alignment of float fields may be desired to improve the performance of
accessing float subfields. You can use the ALIGN keyword to align float subfields
defined on a definition specification. 4-byte float subfields are aligned
on a 4-byte boundary and 8-byte float subfields are aligned along a 8-byte
boundary. For more information on aligning float subfields, see ALIGN.
- Length adjustment is not allowed when the LIKE keyword is used to define
a field like a float field.
- Float input fields cannot be defined as match or control fields.