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What is the logical difference between Move A TO B and COMPUTE B = A?

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Last Update: September 01, 2008 Asked by: pradeepbhatt

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June 12, 2006 04:44:22

Vishnu Gupta

RE: what is the logical difference b/w Move A TO B and...

In case of Move A TO B it will move whatever the value of a in to b.

it mean it will move numeric, alphanumeric and alphabatic value.

In case of COMPUTE B = A it will assign the vale of a in to b.

but in case of compute only numeric value will be compute.

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January 17, 2007 04:22:48

P.Karthikkumar

RE: What is the logical difference between Move A TO B...

Hi,

Â Up to my knowledge, compute can handle only numeric items. But Move statement is having capability to handle numeric, alphabatic and alphanumeric items.

Thanks

P.Karthikkumar

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September 01, 2008 06:59:59

prasenjit_in

Member Since: April 2008 Contribution: 18

RE: What is the logical difference between Move A TO B and COMPUTE B = A?

Move replaces values one by one, depending on the data type move is from left-right/right-left.
Compute on the other hand completely deletes the previous value in the variable and writes the new value to.

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