4 bytes.
How many bytes will a S9(8) COMP field occupy ?
4 bytes.
SEARCH – is a serial search. SEARCH ALL – is a binary search & the table must be sorted ( ASCENDING/DESCENDING KEY clause to be used & data loaded in this order) before using SEARCH ALL.
Elementary level item. Cannot be subdivisions of other items (cannot be qualified), nor can they be subdivided themselves.
It is stored in the last nibble. For example if your number is +100, it stores hex 0C in the last byte, hex 1C if your number is 101, hex 2C if your number is 102, hex 1D if the number is -101, hex 2D if the number is -102 etc…