Subtracts one number from another. Use SUBD to subtract one decimal number from another; use SUBX to subtract one hexadecimal number from another.
Format
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SUBD n m SUBX n m |
Parameter(s)
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n |
Number from which m is subtracted. |
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m |
Number to be subtracted. |
Description
Precede negative decimal numbers with a minus sign. Hexadecimal numbers are negative in the range X’FFFFFFFFFFFF (-1) to X’800000000001 (-140,737,488,355,327).
Subtracting Decimal Numbers
The following example subtracts 134 from 34:
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>SUBD 34 134 -100 |
Subtracting Hexadecimal Numbers
The following example subtracts hexadecimal 3 from 22:
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>SUBX 22 3 1F |