IBM Extension
IBM Extension
National-edited Items
- The PICTURE character-string can contain the following symbols:
N B 0 / - The string must contain at least one N and at least one B, zero (0), or slash (/).
- The contents of the item in standard data format may be any allowable character from the UCS-2 character set.
- 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.
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