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Position 44 (Data Format)

Entry
Explanation
Blank
The field is to be written in zoned decimal numeric or character format; numeric data is edited, or a constant is specified on this line.
P
The field is to be written in packed decimal format.
B
The field is to be written in binary format.
L
The numeric output field is to have a preceding (left) plus or minus sign.
R
The numeric output field is to have a following (right) plus or minus sign.

This position must be blank if editing is specified.

The entry in position 44 specifies the format of the data in the records in the file. This entry has no effect on the format used for internal processing of the output field in the program.


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