The spec has conflicting info about the property binaryDecimalVirtualPoint Section 22.1 shows this property only being examined once binaryNumberRep is packed, bcd, or ibm4690Packed. (Note: doesn't even allow for zoned as this is 'binaryDecimal....", and zoned is considered text) Section 13.7.1.1 explicitly states this property can be used with non-base-10 representations to scale the value. While the functionality in 13.7.1.1 could be useful to people, I believe the intent of this property was to support virtual decimal points, which is, in my experience, a COBOL-oriented feature used with base-10 representations (zoned, text, or packed/bcd). In DFDL v1.0, zoned is considered textual, so this property doesn't apply to zoned numbers. That leaves only the packed/bcd representations. I suggest these changes: 1) language in 13.7.1.1 should be revised to avoid requiring this property to apply to binaryNumberRep='binary' (aka twos-complement or unsigned binary) integers. 2) The definition of the property should explicitly state it applied only to base 10 binary (aka packed/bcd) representations. Mike Beckerle | OGF DFDL Workgroup Co-Chair | Tresys Technology | www.tresys.com Please note: Contributions to the DFDL Workgroup's email discussions are subject to the OGF Intellectual Property Policy <http://www.ogf.org/About/abt_policies.php>