Modifying characters that cannot be displayed in their declared data type

As described in How z/OS Debugger handles characters that cannot be displayed in their declared data type, if you want to modify characters that can't be displayed in their declared data type and ensure that the results are what you expected, do the following steps:

  1. Move the cursor to the prefix area of the Monitor window, along the line that contains the character you want to modify.
  2. Enter the HEX prefix command. z/OS® Debugger changes the character to display in hexadecimal format.
  3. Move the cursor to the character.
  4. Type in the new hexadecimal value and then press Enter. z/OS Debugger modifies the character and displays the new value in hexadecimal format.
  5. If you want to view the character in its declared data type, move the cursor to the prefix area and enter the DEF command.

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