Positions 45 through 70 are used to specify a constant, a format name, or an edit word for a program described file.
Constants consist of character data (literals) that does not change from one processing of the program to the next. A constant is the actual data used in the output record rather than a name representing the location of the data.
A constant of up to 24 characters can be placed in positions 45 through 70. The constant must begin in position 46 (apostrophe in position 45), and it must end with an apostrophe even if it contains only numeric characters. Any apostrophe used within the constant must be entered twice; however, only one apostrophe appears when the constant is written out. The field name (positions 32 through 37) must be blank. Instead of entering a constant, you can use a named constant containing a maximum of 256 characters.
An edit word specifies the punctuation of numeric fields, including the printing of dollar signs, commas, periods, and sign status. See Parts of an Edit Word for details.
The name of the data description specifications record format that is used by a program described WORKSTN file must be specified in positions 45 through 54. One format name is required for each output record for the WORKSTN file; specifying more than one format name per record is not allowed. Conditioning indicators cannot be specified on format name specifications for program described WORKSTN files. The format name must be enclosed in apostrophes. You must also enter Kn in positions 40 through 43, where n is the length of the format name. For example, if the format name is 'CUSPMT', enter K6 in positions 42 and 43. A named constant can also be used.
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