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> Dear Braintrust:
>
> 1.  What is the difference between an 'I' field and a 'J' field?
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> 2.  Does HP's C compiler have a "Long Int" type and can it access a I4 or J4
> field?
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> TIA,
>
> Marshall Medoff, ITA, Inc.
> Arlington, Virginia

Not much difference between I and J I do not think. As I remember,
hopefully correctly, the ONLY difference is with Query. With a J item,
query allows only numbers that a Cobol comp item would allow. Thru any
other program, you can do what you like with it. Neither can be a sort
item.

HP's C does indeed have a long data type, but it is 4 BYTES.
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Steve J Fatula
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