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MULTIPLY dobj1 BY dobj2.
Effect
This statement has the same effect as the statement
The content of dobj1 is multiplied by the content of dobj2 and the result is assigned to dobj1. The data objects dobj1 and dobj2 have to be numeric. Predefined functions or functional methods cannot be specified. The calculation type is determined like an arithmetic expression.
Programming Guideline
Note
One obsolete form of the statement MULTIPLY is MULTIPLY-CORRESPONDING.
Catchable Exceptions
CX_SY_ARITHMETIC_OVERFLOW
CX_SY_CONVERSION_OVERFLOW
Non-Catchable Exceptions