PM91213: UNLOAD FLOAT COLUMN INTO FLOAT IEEE FORMAT IS IN ERROR

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using UNLOAD to convert the FLOAT column
  from hex HFP to binary BFP.  The output from the UNLOAD with
  the FLOAT IEEE format specified does not have the column
  converted to the IEEE format.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All DB2 9 for z/OS, DB2 10 for z/OS and DB2  *
  *                 11 for z/OS users of UNLOAD utility with     *
  *                 FLOAT IEEE                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: UNLOAD FLOAT IEEE without field         *
  *                      specification unloaded data in HFP      *
  *                      format instead of BFP format            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  UNLOAD FLOAT IEEE was incorrectly unloading floating point
  data in hexadecimal floating point (HFP) format instead of
  binary floating point (BFP) format when a field specification
  was not used. The UNLOAD without a field specification was not
  taking into account that the FLOAT IEEE option was being used,
  thus did not perform any data conversions.
  

Problem conclusion

• UNLOAD has been changed to unload data using the correct format
  for the no field-specification cases when using FLOAT IEEE
  option.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UK96670 UK96671 UK96672

Modules/Macros

• DSNUUUCA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OS/390 & Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5740XYR00

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK96670

     UP13/08/29 P F308

• RB10 PSY UK96671

     UP13/08/29 P F308

• R910 PSY UK96672

     UP13/08/29 P F308

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