The Multiply Two Decimal Strings routine multiplies two decimal strings. Format STR$MUL asign ,aexp ,adigits ,bsign ,bexp ,bdigits ,csign ,cexp ,cdigits
1 – Returns
OpenVMS usage:cond_value type: longword (unsigned) access: write only mechanism: by value
2 – Arguments
asign OpenVMS usage:longword_unsigned type: longword (unsigned) access: read only mechanism: by reference Sign of the first operand. The asign argument is the address of an unsigned longword containing the first operand's sign. A value of 0 is considered positive; a value of 1 is considered negative. aexp OpenVMS usage:longword_signed type: longword (signed) access: read only mechanism: by reference Power of 10 by which adigits is multiplied to get the absolute value of the first operand. The aexp argument is the address of a signed longword containing this exponent. adigits OpenVMS usage:char_string type: character string access: read only mechanism: by descriptor First operand's numeric text string. The adigits argument is the address of a descriptor pointing to the numeric string of the first operand. The string must be an unsigned decimal number. bsign OpenVMS usage:longword_unsigned type: longword (unsigned) access: read only mechanism: by reference Sign of the second operand. The bsign argument is the address of an unsigned longword containing the sign of the second operand. A value of 0 is considered positive; a value of 1 is considered negative. bexp OpenVMS usage:longword_signed type: longword (signed) access: read only mechanism: by reference Power of 10 by which bdigits is multiplied to get the absolute value of the second operand. The bexp argument is the address of a signed longword containing this exponent. bdigits OpenVMS usage:char_string type: character string access: read only mechanism: by descriptor Second operand's numeric text string. The bdigits argument is the address of a descriptor pointing to the second operand's numeric string. The string must be an unsigned decimal number. csign OpenVMS usage:longword_unsigned type: longword (unsigned) access: write only mechanism: by reference Sign of the result. The csign argument is the address of an unsigned longword containing the sign of the result. A value of 0 is considered positive; a value of 1 is considered negative. cexp OpenVMS usage:longword_signed type: longword (signed) access: write only mechanism: by reference Power of 10 by which cdigits is multiplied to get the absolute value of the result. The cexp argument is the address of a signed longword containing this exponent. cdigits OpenVMS usage:char_string type: character string access: write only mechanism: by descriptor Result's numeric text string. The cdigits argument is the address of a descriptor pointing to the numeric string of the result. The string is an unsigned decimal number.