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[Solved] Need Java Code/Logic to extract COMP. field from EBCDIC file

January 30, 2023 by Kirat

I do not use Java, but I will try to explain what is happening. The value 8188 is 0x1ff8 in big-endian hex. When your program is run the result is actually 8188 – 65536 = -57348. That is why you got the result you did. Because the input is big-endian binary, only the first bit … Read more

[Solved] How do I fix a program bypass that is not working?

October 10, 2022 by Kirat

You are ANDing your conditions. It seems you want to OR them. Also it seems you have your logic reversed. I would do it this way… […] FD STUDENTS-FILE-IN. 01 STUDENTS-RECORD-IN. 05 SOCIAL-SECURITY-NUMBER-FIRST-IN PIC X(3). 05 SOCIAL-SECURITY-NUMBER-MIDDLE-IN PIC X(2). 05 SOCIAL-SECURITY-NUMBER-LAST-IN PIC X(4). 05 STUDENT-NAME-FIRST-IN PIC X. 05 STUDENT-NAME-MIDDLE-IN PIC X. 05 STUDENT-NAME-LAST-IN PIC X(9). … Read more