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IBM Extension

Boolean Items

The following rules apply:
  1. The PICTURE character-string can contain only the symbol 1.
  2. Only one character 1 can be specified.
  3. The USAGE of an item can only be DISPLAY.
  4. An associated VALUE clause must specify a Boolean literal (B"1" or B"0") or zero.
  5. The following clauses cannot be specified for a Boolean item:
    • SIGN clause
    • BLANK WHEN ZERO clause
    • ASCENDING/DESCENDING KEY clause.
  6. The INDICATOR clause can be specified.
(See the IBM® Rational® Development Studio for i: ILE COBOL Programmer's Guide for more information about indicators.)
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