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Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio 2015 > General Reference > Compiler Directives > Compiler Directives - Alphabetical List > OLDSTRMIX
Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio 2015 > General Reference > Compiler Directives > Run-time Behavior > Run-time Behavior - Compatibility with Older Micro Focus Products > OLDSTRMIX

OLDSTRMIX

Allows PIC X and PIC N fields to be specified in the same STRING, UNSTRING or INSPECT statement

Syntax:

>>-.---.-.----.--OLDSTRMIX---------------><
   +-/-+ +-NO-+

Parameters:

None

Properties:

Default: NOOLDSTRMIX (Dialect)
Phase: Syntax check
$SET: Any

Comments:

This directive is provided for backward compatibility only.

We recommend that you do not use it as it can lead to unexpected results and the corruption of double-byte data.

Parent topic: Run-time Behavior - Compatibility with Older Micro Focus Products
Parent topic: Compiler Directives - Alphabetical List
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