SORT-MERGE/XL Programmer's Guide (32650-90884)

126 AppendixE
Data Types
HP Pascal
HP Pascal
Floating point data may be stored in HP 3000 or IEEE Standard format:
IEEE Standard is the default format for floating point data in MPE XL NM (Native
Mode).
HP 3000 is the default format for floating point data in MPE XL CM (Compatibility
Mode) or on an MPE V-based system. HP 3000 format may also be created in NM by
explicit specification.
For further information, refer to Data Types Conversion Programmer's Guide
(32650-90015)
Table E-5. HP Pascal Equivalents of SORT-MERGE/XL Data Types
SORT-MERGE/XL Data Type HP Pascal Equivalent
0 byte (character) CHAR
1 twos complement (integer):
2-byte (short integer) SHORTINT
4-byte (integer) INTEGER
2 HP 3000 floating point:
4-byte (real) REAL
8-byte (double precision) LONGREAL
3 IEEE standard floating point:
4-byte (real) REAL
8-byte (double precision) LONGREAL
10 character CHAR