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National-edited Items

  1. The PICTURE character-string can contain the following symbols:
    N B 0 /
  2. The string must contain at least one N and at least one B, zero (0), or slash (/).
  3. The contents of the item in standard data format may be any allowable character from the UCS-2 character set.
  4. USAGE NATIONAL must be specified or implied.
  5. 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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