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  Message:      1020
 
  Text:         Unsigned numeric field.  Sign in VALUE clause ignored
 
  Explanation:  You have defined a numeric data item, that is, PIC 9,
                and you have tried to assign a signed number as its
                value. Your COBOL system ignores the sign you have
                specified.  Where you are attempting to move a number
                with a negative sign into a numeric field, the result
                will not be as expected.
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