
Yigal G. answered 04/12/22
Experienced COBOL Language Tutor
The NUMVAL, NUMVAL-C and NUMVAL-F are COBOL FUNCTIONS that convert character strings to numbers.
01 R Pic x(20) Value "- 1234.5678".
01 S Pic x(20) Value " $12,345.67CR".
01 T Pic x(20) Value "+ 12.345678E+2".
01 Total Usage is Comp-1.
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COMPUTE Total = Function Numval(R) + Function Numval-C(S) + Function Numval-F(T)