COBOL VERBS - MULTIPLY













MULTIPLY Verb

MULTIPLY verb.

  MULTIPLY statement multiplies numeric items. 

  Format 1.

  MULTIPLY   < literal-1 / data-item-1 >     BY    data-item-2 ...


  Format 2.

  MULTIPLY   < literal-1 / data-item-1 >     BY    < literal-2 / data-item-2 >
             GIVING  data-item-3 ...


  
  Examples -   

  (a)  MULTIPLY  WS-A  BY WS-B.
  In above example, values in WS-A & WS-B will be multiplied and the result will be stored in WS-B.


  (b)  MULTIPLY  WS-A  BY WS-B  GIVING WS-C.
  In the example (b), values in WS-A & WS-B will be multiplied and the result will be stored in WS-C.
  

  (C)  MULTIPLY  WS-A  BY WS-B  GIVING WS-C WS-D.
  In the example (c), values in WS-A & WS-B will be multiplied and the result will be stored in WS-C , WS-D.