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ARITH

ARITH affects the maximum number of digits that you can code for integers, and the number of digits used in fixed-point intermediate results.

ARITH option syntax
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram          .-COMPAT-.    
>>-ARITH(-+-EXTEND-+-)-----------------------------------------><
 

Default is: ARITH(COMPAT)

Abbreviations are: AR(C), AR(E)

When you specify ARITH(EXTEND):

When you specify ARITH(COMPAT):

related concepts
Appendix C. Intermediate results and arithmetic precision


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