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3. MOVE
The following chart presents a schematic of the steps involved in data movement, and intermediate forms which the CT processor causes data to assume automatically in the process. (See section 02.05 for description of field types).
Schematic of the intermediate forms assumed automatically during data movement for the MOVE verb (page 20).
a) When source and target fields have the same format no intermediate form is necessary (except for edited fields and internal decimal fields not right justified) and transmission is direct as indicated by the self-directed arrows shown with each type of field.
b) When source and target fields of unlike format are involved the conversion steps are defined by the diagram arrows where the route requiring least intermediate steps is used, e.g.,
i Movement of data from a floating point field to an external decimal field requires an intermediate conversion to internal decimal form.
ii Movement of floating point data to an alphameric field requires conversion to scientific decimal form prior to transmission to the alphameric target field.
iii Movement of internal decimal data to an alphameric field requires a conversion to external decimal form.
c) Note, that all types of data may be moved into an alphameric field but the contents of an alphameric field may only be moved to another alphameric field.