EGL Reference Guide for iSeries

spacesZero

The build descriptor option spacesZero specifies whether a generated COBOL program includes extra code to process numeric items that are filled with spaces. The specific situation concerns items that have the following characteristics:

Valid values are as follows:

NO
Do not include the extra code necessary to interpret the spaces as zeros. NO is appropriate if you are sure that no item in the program will ever receive spaces. NO is the default because the lack of code is more efficient at run time.
YES
Include extra code to avoid an abend when a numeric item that contains spaces is processed in a program or function script.

The option spacesZero has no effect on items that receive a combination of spaces and other characters.


Related reference
Build descriptor options
CHAR
NUM
NUMC


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