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Source Field Type x

• Numeric Target Fields

• Character-Like Target Fields

• Byte-Like Target Fields

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Numeric Target Fields

Target	Conversion
i, (b, s)	Only the last 4 bytes of the source field are converted. If the source field is shorter than fourbytes, it is extended to the left with the hexadecimal 0 until it reaches a length of four bytes. Thecontent of these bytes is interpreted as a number stored in big endian order, of type i.The hexadecimal values from "00000000" to "7FFFFFFF" are assigned to numbersfrom +0 to +2 147 483 647 and the hexadecimal values from "80000000" to "FFFFFFFF"are assigned to the numbers 2 147 483 648 to -1. The numbers obtained in this way are converted in the internal representation of the corresponding integer. If thevalue range of data typesb or s is not sufficient, the handleable exception CX_SY_CONVERSION_OVERFLOW is raised.
p	The content of the source field is first converted to the data type i(see above), and then to the type p (see the conversion table for source field type i,(b, s)).
decfloat16, decfloat34	The content of the source field is first converted to data type i (seeabove) and then to type decfloat16 or decfloat34 (see conversion table for source field type i,(b, s)).
f	The content of the source field is first converted to the data type i(see above), and then to the type f (see the conversion table for source field type i,(b, s)).

Character-Like Target Fields

Target	Conversion
c	The values of each half-byte in the source field are converted to the hexadecimal characters "0"to "9" and "A" to "F", and passed to the target field, left-aligned. If the target field is longer thanthe number of characters passed, it is padded on the right with blank characters. If it is too short, the number is truncated on the right.
string	The values of each half-byte in the source field are converted to the hexadecimal characters "0"to "9" and "A" to "F", and passed to the target field, left-aligned. The resulting length of the target field is determined by the number of characters passed.
n	The content of the source field is first converted to the data type i(see above), and then to the type n (see the conversion table for source field type i,(b, s)).
d	The content of the source field is first converted to the data type i(see above), and then to the type d (see the conversion table for source field type i,(b, s)).
t	The content of the source field is first converted to the data type i(see above), and then to the type t (see the conversion table for source field type i,(b, s)).

Byte-Like Target Fields

Target	Conversion
x	The bytes in the source field are inserted in the target field, left-aligned. The length of thetarget field is specified by the number of bytes passed. If the target field is shorter, it is truncated on the right.
xstring	The bytes in the source field are inserted in the target field, left-aligned. The resulting length of the target field is determined by the number of bytes passed.