Free-Form Standalone Field Definition
A free-form standalone field begins with DCL-S, followed by the name of the field, followed by keywords, and finally a semicolon.
If a data-type keyword is specified, it must be the first keyword.
Examples of free-form standalone field definitions
- A packed field named limit with five digits
and zero decimal positions, initialized to 100. The PACKED keyword
must be first because it is the data-type keyword.
DCL-S limit PACKED(5) INZ(100);
- A field named num defined with the LIKE keyword,
initialized to 0. There is no data-type keyword. The LIKE keyword
can appear anywhere.
DCL-S num INZ(0) LIKE(limit);