POINTER Phrase
- identifier-4
- Represents the pointer field, which points to
a character position in the receiving field.
It must be an elementary integer data item large enough to contain a value equal to the length of the receiving area plus 1. The pointer field must not contain the symbol P in its PICTURE character-string.
IBM ExtensionIBM Extension When identifier-3 is a DBCS data item, identifier-4 indicates the relative DBCS character position in the receiving field. End of IBM Extension
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