char(n)
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pic x
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Treated as a character string
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pic '(n)9'
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pic 9 <= 18 digits
pic x > 18 digits
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9 and V symbols are supported
Treated as a character string
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pic '(n)Z9'
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pic x
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When containing symbols other than 9 and V, treated as a character string
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fixed bin(1) - fixed bin(31)
native1
non-native
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comp-5
comp
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PL/I treats length 1 to 6 as length 7
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fixed dec(1) - fixed dec(31)
native
non-native
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comp-3 <= 18 digits
> 18 digits
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Formatted editing allowed
Formatted editing indicates data item contains an illegal value
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float bin(1)- float bin(24)
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comp-1
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Editing disabled for Floating Point
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float bin(25) - float bin(52)
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comp-2
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Editing disabled for Floating Point
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float dec(1) - float dec(6)
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comp-1
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Editing disabled for Floating Point
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float dec(7) - float dec(16)
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comp-2
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Editing disabled for Floating Point
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char(n)var
native1
non-native
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pic x
comp-5 length
comp length
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Treated as a character string plus two bytes for the length preceding the string
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widechar(n)
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pic x
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Treated as a character string of two bytes times
n
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widechar(n) var
native1
non-native
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pic x
comp-5 length
comp length
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Treated as a character string of two bytes times n plus two bytes for the length preceding the string
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bit(n)
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pic x
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Bits mapped to the byte(s) that contain them with an indication shown for the bit positions occupied, e.g., (--bbb---)
Note: PL/I bit storage format is either bit swapped or left to right.
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pointer
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pointer
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structure
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group item
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union
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group item
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native option could present problems for data files that contain
comp-5 binary fields. Data File Tools cannot interpret files created on a byte swapped platform that are subsequently moved to a non-byte swapped platform. In this case, where files are used on different byte order platforms, specify the
non-native option instead.
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