DIVIDE
Basic form
DIVIDE n1 BY n2.
Effect
Divides the contents of n1 by n2 and places the result in n1 .
This is equivalent to: n1 = n1 / n2.
Example
DATA: SUM TYPE P, NUMBER TYPE P.
DIVIDE SUM BY NUMBER.
Note
The details regarding conversions and performance given under COMPUTE apply equally to DIVIDE . Furthermore: Division by 0 is not allowed, except where 0 / 0 results in 0.
Note
Runtime errors
* BCD_BADDATA : P field contains no correct BCD format
* BCD_FIELD_OVERFLOW : Result field is too small (type P )
* BCD_OVERFLOW : Overflow during arithmetic operation (type P )
* BCD_ZERODIVIDE : Division by 0 (type P )
* COMPUTE_FLOAT_ZERODIVIDE : Division by 0 (type F )
* COMPUTE_INT_DIV_OVERFLOW : Whole number overflow with division
* COMPUTE_INT_ZERODIVIDE : Division by 0 (type I )
Related COMPUTE , DIVIDE-CORRESPONDING
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