Position 36 (Data Format)

Entry

Explanation

Blank

The input field is in zoned decimal format or is a character field.

A

Character field (fixed- or variable-length format)

C

UCS-2 field (fixed- or variable-length format)

G

Graphic field (fixed- or variable-length format)

B

Numeric field (binary format)

F

Numeric field (float format)

I

Numeric field (integer format)

L

Numeric field with a preceding (left) plus or minus sign (zoned decimal format)

N

Character field (Indicator format)

P

Numeric field (packed decimal format)

R

Numeric field with a following (right) plus or minus sign (zoned decimal format)

S

Numeric field (zoned decimal format)

U

Numeric field (unsigned format)

D

Date field — the date field has the external format specified in positions 31-34 or the default file date format.

T

Time field — the time field has the external format specified in positions 31-34 or the default file time format.

Z

Timestamp field

The entry in position 36 specifies the data type, and if numeric, the external data format of the data in the program-described file.