isCOBOL Evolve : Appendices : Library Routines : OCTAL2ASCII
OCTAL2ASCII
The OCTAL2ASCII library routine converts an octal number to a string according to the ASCII table.
Syntax:
 CALL "OCTAL2ASCII" USING octalValue 
                          asciiValue
Parameters:
octalValue
PIC 9(8)
Specifies the octal number to be converted. Valid values range from 0 to 177777.
asciiValue
PIC X(2)
Receives the converted ASCII string.
Examples:
Example - Convert Octal value to ascii characters
*> define oct-value as pic 9(8)
*> define asc-value as pic x(2)
 
move 00040501 to oct-value
move spaces   to asc-value
 
call "octal2ascii" using oct-value asc-value
*> asc-value will contain "AA"