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— Statements —

COMPUTE

Structured Mode Syntax

COMPUTE
ASSIGN

[ROUNDED] {operand1 [:]= } ...

arithmetic-expression
operand2
SUBSTRING (operand2,operand3,operand4)

{operand1 := } ...

arithmetic-expression
operand2
SUBSTRING (operand2,operand3,operand4)

Reporting Mode Syntax

COMPUTE
ASSIGN

[ROUNDED]

{operand1 [:]= }

arithmetic-expression
operand2
SUBSTRING (operand2,operand3,operand4)

This document covers the following topics:

Function
Syntax Description
Result Precision of a Division
Examples

For an explanation of the symbols used in the syntax diagram, see Syntax Symbols.

Belongs to Function Group: Arithmetic and Data Movement Operations

Function

The COMPUTE statement is used to perform an arithmetic or assignment operation.

A COMPUTE statement with multiple target operands (operand1) is identical to the corresponding individual COMPUTE statements if the source operand (operand2) is not an arithmetic expression.

#TARGET1 := #TARGET2 := #SOURCE

is identical to

#TARGET1 := #SOURCE 
#TARGET2 := #SOURCE

Example:

DEFINE DATA LOCAL
1 #ARRAY(I4/1:3) INIT <3,0,9>
1 #INDEX(I4)
1 #RESULT(I4)
END-DEFINE
*
#INDEX := 1
*
#INDEX := 		    /* #INDEX is 3 
#RESULT := 		   /* #RESULT is 9  
#ARRAY(#INDEX)                                            
*
#INDEX := 2
*
#INDEX  := 		   /* #INDEX is 0
#ARRAY(3) := 	 	/* returns run time error NAT1316 
#ARRAY(#INDEX)  
END

If the source operand is an arithmetic expression, the expression is evaluated and its result is stored in a temporary variable. Then the temporary variable is assigned to the target operands.

#TARGET1 := #TARGET2 := #SOURCE1 + 1 
is identical to
#TEMP := #SOURCE1 + 1 
#TARGET1 := #TEMP 
#TARGET2 := #TEMP

Example:

DEFINE DATA LOCAL
1 #ARRAY(I4/1:3) INIT <2, 0, 9>
1 #INDEX(I4)
1 #RESULT(I4)
END-DEFINE
*
#INDEX := 1
* 
#INDEX := 		/* #INDEX is 3 
#RESULT := 		/* #RESULT is 3  
#ARRAY(#INDEX) + 1 
*
#INDEX := 2
* 
#INDEX  :=		/* #INDEX is 0
#ARRAY(3) := 		/* returns run time error NAT1316 
#ARRAY(#INDEX) 
END

For further information, see Rules for Arithmetic Assignment in the Programming Guide and particularly the following sections:

Arithmetic Operations with Arrays
Data Transfer (for information on data transfer compatibility and the rules for data transfer)

Syntax Description

Operand Definition Table:

Operand	Possible Structure					Possible Formats													Referencing Permitted	Dynamic Definition
`operand1`		S	A	M		A	U	N	P	I	F	B	D	T	L	C	G	O	yes	yes
`operand2`	C	S	A	N	E	A	U	N	P	I	F	B	D	T	L	C	G	O	yes	no
`operand3`	C	S						N	P	I		B*							yes	no
`operand4`	C	S						N	P	I		B*							yes	no

* If operand3 or operand4 is a binary variable, it may be used only with a length of less than or equal to 4.

Syntax Element Description:

Syntax Element	Description
`COMPUTE \| ASSIGN [:]=`	Usage of Keywords: This statement may be issued in short form by omitting the statement keyword `COMPUTE` (or `ASSIGN`). In structured mode, when the statement keyword `COMPUTE` (or `ASSIGN`) is omitted, the equal sign (=) must be preceded by a colon (:). However, when the `ROUNDED` option is used, the statement keyword `COMPUTE` (or `ASSIGN`) must be specified.
`ROUNDED`	ROUNDED Option: If you specify the keyword `ROUNDED`, the value will be rounded before it is assigned to `operand1`. For information on rounding, see Rules for Arithmetic Assignments, Field Truncation and Field Rounding in the Programming Guide.
`operand1`	Result Field: `operand1` will contain the result of the arithmetic/assignment operation. For the precision of the result, see Precision of Results of Arithmetic Operations in the Programming Guide. If `operand1` is a database field, the field in the database is not updated. If `operand1` is a dynamic variable, it is filled with exactly the data and length of `operand2` or the length of the result of the arithmetic-operation, including trailing blanks. The current length of a dynamic variable can be obtained by using the system variable `*LENGTH`. For general information on dynamic variables, see Using Dynamic and Large Variables.
`arithmetic-expression`	Arithmetic Expression: An arithmetic expression consists of one or more constants, database fields, and user-defined variables. Natural mathematical functions (described in the System Functions documentation) may also be used as arithmetic operands. Operands used in an arithmetic expression must be defined with format N, P, I, F, D, or T. As for the formats of the operands, see also Performance Considerations for Mixed Formats in the Programming Guide. The following connecting operators may be used:
	Operator:	Symbol:
	Parentheses	`( )`
	Exponentiation	`**`
	Multiplication	`*`
	Division	`/`
	Addition	`+`
	Subtraction	`-`
	Each operator should be preceded and followed by at least one blank so as to avoid any conflict with a variable name that contains any of the above characters. The processing order of arithmetic operations is: Parentheses Exponentiation Multiplication/division (left to right as detected) Addition/subtraction (left to right as detected)
`operand2`	Source Field: `operand2` is the source field. If `operand1` is of format C, `operand2` may also be specified as an attribute constant. See User-Defined Constants in the Programming Guide.
`SUBSTRING` (`operand2`,`operand3`,`operand4`)	SUBSTRING Option: Without the substring option, the whole content of `operand2` is moved. If `operand1` and `operand2` are of alphanumeric, Unicode or binary format, you may use the `SUBSTRING` option to assign a certain part of `operand2` to `operand1`. After the field name (`operand2`) in the `SUBSTRING` clause, you specify the starting position (`operand3`) and then the length (`operand4`) of the field portion to be moved. For example, to assign the 3rd to 6th position of field `#B` to field `#A`, you would specify: #A := SUBSTRING(#B,3,4) If you omit `operand3`, the starting position is assumed to be `1`. If you omit `operand4`, the length is assumed to range from the starting position to the end of the field. Note: `ASSIGN` with the `SUBSTRING` option is a byte-by-byte assignment (that is, the rules described under Rules for Arithmetic Assignment in the Programming Guide do not apply). See also `MOVE SUBSTRING`.

Result Precision of a Division

The precision (number of decimal positions) of the result of a division in a COMPUTE statement is determined by the precision of either the first operand (dividend) or the first result field, whichever is greater.

For a division of integer operands, however, the following applies: For a division of two integer constants, the precision of the result is determined by the precision of the first result field; however, if at least one of the two integer operands is a variable, the result is also of integer format (that is, without decimal positions, regardless of the precision of the result field).

Example 1 - ASSIGN Statement

** Example 'ASGEX1S': ASSIGN (structured mode)                          
************************************************************************
DEFINE DATA LOCAL                                                       
1 #A (N3)                                                               
1 #B (A6)                                                               
1 #C (N0.3)                                                             
1 #D (N0.5)                                                             
1 #E (N1.3)                                                             
1 #F (N5)                                                               
1 #G (A25)                                                              
1 #H (A3/1:3)                                                           
END-DEFINE                                                              
*                                                                       
ASSIGN #A = 5                           WRITE NOTITLE '=' #A            
ASSIGN #B = 'ABC'                       WRITE '=' #B                    
ASSIGN #C = .45                         WRITE '=' #C                    
ASSIGN #D = #E = -0.12345               WRITE '=' #D / '=' #E           
ASSIGN ROUNDED #F = 199.999             WRITE '=' #F                    
#G     := 'HELLO'                       WRITE '=' #G                    
#H (1) := 'UVW'                                           
#H (3) := 'XYZ'                         WRITE '=' #H (1:3)
*                                                         
END

Output of Program ASGEX1S:

#A:    5       
#B: ABC        
#C:  .450      
#D: -.12345    
#E: -0.123     
#F:    200     
#G: HELLO      
#H: UVW     XYZ

Equivalent reporting-mode example: ASGEX1R.

Example 2 - COMPUTE Statement

** Example 'CPTEX1': COMPUTE                                            
************************************************************************
DEFINE DATA LOCAL                                                       
1 EMPLOY-VIEW VIEW OF EMPLOYEES                                         
  2 PERSONNEL-ID                                                        
  2 SALARY    (1:2)                                                     
*                                                                       
1 #A          (P4)                                                      
1 #B          (N3.4)                                                    
1 #C          (N3.4)                                                    
1 #CUM-SALARY (P10)                                                     
1 #I          (P2)                                                      
END-DEFINE                                                              
*                                                                       
COMPUTE #A = 3 * 2 + 4 / 2 - 1
WRITE NOTITLE 'COMPUTE #A = 3 * 2 + 4 / 2 - 1' 10X '=' #A               
*                                                                       
COMPUTE ROUNDED #B = 3 -4 / 2 * .89
WRITE 'COMPUTE ROUNDED #B = 3 -4 / 2 * .89' 5X '=' #B                   
*                                                        
COMPUTE #C = SQRT (#B)
WRITE 'COMPUTE #C = SQRT (#B)' 18X '=' #C                
*                                                        
LIMIT 1                                                  
READ EMPLOY-VIEW BY PERSONNEL-ID STARTING FROM '20017000'
  WRITE / 'CURRENT SALARY: '  4X SALARY (1)              
        / 'PREVIOUS SALARY:'  4X SALARY (2)              
  FOR #I = 1 TO 2                                        
    COMPUTE #CUM-SALARY = #CUM-SALARY + SALARY (#I)      
  END-FOR                                                
  WRITE 'CUMULATIVE SALARY:' #CUM-SALARY                 
END-READ                                                 
*                                                        
END

Output of Program CPTEX1:

COMPUTE #A = 3 * 2 + 4 / 2 - 1          #A:     7    
COMPUTE ROUNDED #B = 3 -4 / 2 * .89     #B:    1.2200
COMPUTE #C = SQRT (#B)                  #C:    1.1045
                                                     
CURRENT SALARY:          34000                       
PREVIOUS SALARY:         32300                       
CUMULATIVE SALARY:       66300

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