IBM Extension
IBM Extension
If the LOCALE Phrase is Specified
- The PICTURE character-string can contain the following symbols:
and of those symbols the following can only be used once:9 . + cs (currency symbol for the locale). + cs - The number of character positions that can be used is specified in integer-1 in the SIZE phrase.
USAGE DISPLAY or USAGE NATIONAL must be specified or implied.
- Any associated VALUE clause must specify a nonnumeric literal or a figurative constant. The literal is treated exactly as specified; no editing is done.
- If the receiving item is a numeric-edited data item and the LOCALE phrase of the PICTURE clause is specified in its data description entry, the data is aligned as described in LOCALE Phrase.
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