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Chapter 12 Arithmetic Processing : Permissible Operations

Permissible Operations
The following charts show the arithmetic operations that can be performed and the result returned. The empty square symbol (❐) indicates that the operation is invalid.
Addition (+) Operator
 
Date
(if COUNT is binary)
Date
(if COUNT is binary)
Subtraction (-) Operator
 
Multiplication, Division, and Exponentiation (*, /, **) Operators
 
These operations are subject to the syntax restrictions of the operation result. For example, the following is invalid: the addition of a DATE and a packed COUNT gives a packed result, while the intended result is a date, which must be binary. Refer to the table in Resultant Syntax from Arithmetic Operations.

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