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Micro Focus Visual COBOL 3.0 for Visual Studio 2017 > General Reference > Compiler Directives > Compiler Directives - Alphabetical List > SPZERO (deprecated)
Micro Focus Visual COBOL 3.0 for Visual Studio 2017 > General Reference > Compiler Directives > Run-time Behavior > Run-time Behavior - Compatibility with Older Micro Focus Products > SPZERO (deprecated)

SPZERO (deprecated)

Causes space characters in numeric data items of USAGE DISPLAY to be treated as zeros.
Note:
  • SPZERO is deprecated, and provided for backward compatibility only.
  • This directive can adversely affect the performance of generated code.

Syntax:

>>-.---.-.----.--SPZERO--------------------><
   +-/-+ +-NO-+

Parameters:

None

Properties:

Default: NOSPZERO
Phase: Both
$SET: Any

Comments:

With NOSPZERO, space characters in numeric data items give unpredictable results.

Parent topic: Run-time Behavior - Compatibility with Older Micro Focus Products
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