To: J3 J3/16-284 From: Steve Lionel Subject: Scale Factors and EX Editing Date: 2016 October 12 Reference: 16-007r2 Discussion ---------- While the current text for EX editing (13.7.2.3.6) says "The scale factor has no effect on output.", the text for P editing (13.8.5) omits mention of the EX edit descriptor and thus leaves unspecified the effect of a scale factor on input using an EX edit descriptor. Note that such input is handled as if the F edit descriptor had been used, and that hexadecimal-significand input always has an exponent so is excluded from having a scale factor applied. However, a decimal value would be valid for EX input and therefore the text needs to include EX. Edits ----- [282:14 13.8.5p1 P editing] [282:16 13.8.5p2(1) P editing] [282:20 13.8.5p2(2) P editing] Replace "E, EN, ES," with "E, EN, ES, EX," [282:30 13.8.5p2(6) P editing] Replace "On output, with EN and ES editing" with "On output, with EN, ES, and EX editing"