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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