The DIVIDE statement divides one or more numeric data items by another.
It stores the quotient and remainder.
Format 4 -
DIVIDE srcnum INTO srcnum GIVING rsult [ ROUNDED ] REMAINDER remaind
[ ON SIZE ERROR stment ] [ NOT ON SIZE ERROR stment ]
[ END-DIVIDE ]
1 – srcnum
is a numeric literal or the identifier of an elementary numeric item.
2 – rsult
is the identifier of an elementary numeric item or an elementary numeric edited item. It is the resultant identifier.
3 – remaind
is the identifier of an elementary numeric item or an elementary numeric edited item.
4 – stment
is an imperative statement.