System and method for searching data via packed-decimal conversion within a standalone mainframe client

A computer program product for searching data via packed-decimal conversion within a standalone mainframe client, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions which when executed by a processing device are configured to cause a processor to perform the following operations:

• receive a term within a standalone mainframe client,
• wherein the standalone mainframe client comprises a dataset;
• convert the received term into a packed-decimal format;
• search the dataset for matches with the converted term in packed-decimal format;
• and
• return a set of matches within the dataset of the standalone mainframe client for the received term.

A computer-implemented method for searching data via packed-decimal conversion within a standalone mainframe client, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a term within a standalone mainframe client,
• wherein the standalone mainframe client comprises a dataset;
• converting the received term into a packed-decimal format;
• searching the dataset for matches with the converted term in packed-decimal format;
• and
• returning a set of matches within the dataset of the standalone mainframe client for the received term.