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What are valid values for a Signed Numeric field?

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ekimr

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Hi

I am having a little discussion on legal values of an 8 digit signed numeric field. (Dos ascii input value)

The first offset is the one in question.

If the number is negative...

then a simple negative sign in the first offset.

If the number is positive.

The first digit can be any value from + , or 0 to 9?

A user is trying to tell me that only a 0 or a negative sign are the valid values in the first offset of a signed numeric field.

Can anybody point me to the absolute truth (with link).
 
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