VALUE

Restriction: This topic applies only when the AppMaster Builder AddPack has been installed, and applies only to Windows platforms.

Syntax:

dataname PICformat
[...] [VALUE|V] 'valueclause'

Syntax Rules:

Valueclause can be as long as you need, continuing on subsequent lines with the continuation symbol.
You can code valueclause on the same line as dataname, if it fits entirely on that line.
Do not enclose numeric values in single quotation marks.

Example 1: Data Structure Editor format

-LINE- ----- Data Structure Editor ----------
000001  WRK1-FIELD-7 X(120)
000002  ... VALUE 'A LONG LITERAL MAY BE
000003  ...  CONTINUED ON ONE OR
000004  ...  MORE LINES'
000005  WRK1-FIELD-8 X(80)
000006  ... V 'A VALUE CLAUSE THAT SPANS
000007  ...  TWO OR MORE LINES MUST BEGIN
000008  ...  ON ITS OWN LINE'

Example 2: Generated COBOL code

 01  WRK1-FIELD-7    VALUE 'A LONG LITERAL MAY BE CONT
   'INUED ON ONE OR MORE LINES'
                           PIC X(120).
 01  WRK1-FIELD-8    VALUE 'A VALUE CLAUSE THAT SPANS
   'TWO OR MORE LINES MUST BEGIN ON ITS OWN LINE'
                                       PIC X(80).

Example 3: Data Structure Editor format

-LINE- ------- Data Structure Editor ---------
000001  WRK1-FIELD-5 x(18) V'18 CHARACTERS LONG'
000002  WRK1-FIELD-6 x(13)
000003  ... V'13 CHARS LONG'

Example 4: Generated COBOL code

01  WRK1-FIELD-5 PIC X(18)
                 VALUE '18 CHARACTERS LONG'.
01  WRK1-FIELD-6 VALUE '13 CHARS LONG'
                 PIC X(13).a