The ifx_int8todec() function

The file int8todec.ec in the demo directory contains the following sample program.

/*
   * ifx_int8todec.ec *

   The following program converts three strings to INT8 types and
   converts the INT8 type values to decimal type values.
   Then the values are displayed.

*/

#include <stdio.h>

EXEC SQL include "int8.h";
#define END sizeof(result)

char string1[] = "-12,555,444,333,786,456";
char string2[] = "480";
char string3[] = "5.2";
char result [40];

main()
{
    mint x;
    dec_t d;
    ifx_int8_t num1, num2, num3;

    printf("IFX_INT8TODEC Sample ESQL Program running.\n\n");

    if (x = ifx_int8cvasc(string1, strlen(string1), &num1))
        {
        printf("Error %d in converting string1 to INT8\n", x);
        exit(1);
        }
    if (x = ifx_int8cvasc(string2, strlen(string2), &num2))
        {
        printf("Error %d in converting string2 to INT8\n", x);
        exit(1);
        }
    if (x = ifx_int8cvasc(string3, strlen(string3), &num3))
        {
        printf("Error %d in converting string3 to INT8\n", x);
        exit(1);
        }

    printf("\n***Converting INT8 to decimal\n");
    printf("\nString 1= %s\n", string1);
    printf(" \nExecuting: ifx_int8todec(&num1,&d)");
    if (x= ifx_int8todec(&num1, &d))
        {
        printf("\tError %d in converting INT8 to decimal\n", x);
        exit(1);
        }
    else 
        {
        printf("\nConverting Decimal to ASCII for display\n");
        printf("Executing: dectoasc(&d, result, END, -1)\n");
        if (x = dectoasc(&d, result, END, -1))
            printf("\tError %d in converting DECIMAL1 to string\n", x);
        else
            {
            result[END - 1] = '\0';             /* null terminate */
            printf("Result = %s\n", result);
         }
        }
    printf("\n***Converting second INT8 to decimal\n");
    printf("\nString2 = %s\n", string2);
    printf(" \nExecuting: ifx_int8todec(&num2, &d)");
    if (x= ifx_int8todec(&num2, &d))
        {
        printf("\tError %d in converting INT8 to decimal\n", x);
        exit(1);
        }
    else
        {
        printf("\nConverting Decimal to ASCII for display\n");
        printf("Executing: dectoasc(&d, result, END, -1)\n");
        if (x = dectoasc(&d, result, END, -1))
            printf("\tError %d in converting DECIMAL2 to string\n", x);
else
            {
            result[END - 1] = '\0';             /* null terminate */
            printf("Result = %s\n", result);
            }
        }
    printf("\n***Converting third INT8 to decimal\n");
    printf("\nString3 = %s\n", string3);
    printf(" \nExecuting: ifx_int8todec(&num3, &d)");
    if (x= ifx_int8todec(&num3, &d))
        {
        printf("\tError %d in converting INT8 to decimal\n", x);
        exit(1);
        }
    else 
        {
        printf("\nConverting Decimal to ASCII for display\n");
        printf("Executing: dectoasc(&d, result, END, -1)\n");
 
        /* note that the decimal is truncated */
 
        if (x = dectoasc(&d, result, END, -1))
            printf("\tError %d in converting DECIMAL3 to string\n", x);
        else
            {
            result[END - 1] = '\0';             /* null terminate */
            printf("Result = %s\n", result);
            }
        }
    printf("\nIFX_INT8TODEC Sample Program over.\n\n");
    exit(0);
}