Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer

Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by Smithalicious on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:46PM (#26727458)

Maybe it's because I'm not a native English speaker but what does "divide into" mean?

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Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by hn8788 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:52PM (#26727522)

I'm a native English speaker, and I've never heard that phrase either. I assume it's the same as "divide by", but I could be wrong.

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Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by jdcaballerov on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:24PM (#26728855)

Divide into is the opposite of Divide by. X2 into 1500 is 1500/X2

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Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by forinti on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:51PM (#26727517)

DIVIDE X2 INTO 1500 GIVING Y => Y=1500/X2

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