Thread: low values

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    Jennifer
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    low values

    In COBOL you can test for low values in a field... Can you do this in C? If so, what are some recommendations? I am converting a process from COBOL / Unix to C / Unix and my input file has low values in some of the fields.

    Thanks,
    Jennifer

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    I don't know about COBOL, can you explain what you mean with testing for low values in a field?

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    By low value, I presume you mean 0x00. The exact syntax of testing will depend on how you are storing your data.

    Here's a simple example:
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main(void)
    {
    	char a[] = {0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x40, 0x60};
    	int i;
    	
    	for (i = 0; i < sizeof (a); i++)
    	{
    		if (a[i] == '\0') printf ("Using '\\0', Low value at offset %d\n", i);
    		if (a[i] == 0x00) printf ("Using 0x00, Low value at offset %d\n", i);
    	}
    	
    	return 0;
    }
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