The DIVIDE statement divides one or more numeric data items by another.
It stores the quotient.
Format 1 -
DIVIDE srcnum INTO { rsult [ ROUNDED ] } ...
[ 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. It is the resultant identifier.
3 – stment
is an imperative statement.