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NULLS—Control Null Spaces z/OS ISPF Edit and Edit Macros SC19-3621-00 |
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The NULLS primary command sets nulls mode, which determines whether trailing spaces in each data field are written to the panel as blanks or nulls. Syntax.-ON--STD-----. >>-+-NULLS-+--+-------------+---------------------------------->< +-NULL--+ | .-ALL-. | '-NUL---' +-ON--+-----+-+ +-STD---------+ +-ALL---------+ '-OFF---------'
DescriptionBlank characters (X'40') and null characters (X'00') both appear as blanks. When you use the I (insert) line command, the data entry area appears as blanks for NULLS ON STD and as nulls for NULLS ON ALL. Trailing nulls simplify use of the Ins (insert) key on the IBM® 3270 keyboard. You can use this key to insert characters on a line if the line contains trailing nulls. Besides using the NULLS command, you can create nulls at the end of a line by using the Erase EOF or Del (delete) key. Null characters are never stored in the data; they are always converted to blanks. Note: When
you swap screens in split screen mode, the nulls are replaced by spaces
until you press an interrupt key, such as Enter, or a function key.
ExamplesTo set nulls mode on with all
trailing blanks and all-blank fields written as nulls, enter this
command:
To set nulls
mode on with blank trailing space written as one blank followed by
nulls and empty fields written as all blanks, enter this command:
To set nulls mode off
and thus have trailing blanks in each data field, enter this command:
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