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VMS Help COBOL, DATA_DIVISION, clauses, PICTURE *Conan The Librarian |
The PICTURE clause specifies the general characteristics and editing requirements of an elementary item, including an elementary screen item.
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Format 1 -
{ PICTURE } IS character-string
{ PIC }
1.1 - PICTURE symbols
The following symbols may be used in a PICTURE clause:
A B P S V X Z 9 0 / , . + - CR DB * cs
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Format 2 - Screen Section
{ USING identifier-3 }
{ PICTURE } IS character-string { {| FROM { identifier-4 } |} }
{ PIC } { {| { literal-1 } |} }
{ {| TO identiier-5 |} }
2.1 - PICTURE symbols
The following symbols may be used in a PICTURE clause:
A B P S V X Z 9 0 / , . + - CR DB * cs
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