MULTIPLY

Short Reference

Syntax

MULTIPLY dobj1 BY dobj2.

Effect

This statement has the same effect as the statement

COMPUTE dobj1 = dobj1 * dobj2.

The content of dobj1 is multiplied with the content of dobj2 and the result is assigned to dobj1. The data objects dobj1 and dobj2 must be numeric. You cannot specify built-in functions or functional methods. The calculation type is determined as for an arithmetic expression.

Note

Obsolete Form: MULTIPLY-CORRESPONDING

Exceptions

Catchable Exceptions

CX_SY_ARITHMETIC_OVERFLOW

• Cause: Overflow at conversion / arithmetic operation (type P)
  Runtime Error: BCD_OVERFLOW (catchable)
  
• Cause: Integer overflow at multiplication
  Runtime Error: COMPUTE_INT_TIMES_OVERFLOW (catchable)
  

CX_SY_CONVERSION_OVERFLOW

• Cause: Overflow at conversion / arithmetic operation (type P with specified length)
  Runtime Error: BCD_FIELD_OVERFLOW (catchable)
  
  
  

Non-Catchable Exceptions

• Cause: P field does not contain a correct BCD format
  Runtime Error: BCD_BADDATA