X 1.1.4.3.1 When DBCS Literals are Allowed

• X Data Division
  • X In the VALUE clause of DBCS data description entries. If you
    X specify a DBCS literal in a VALUE clause for a data item, the
    X length of the literal must not exceed the size indicated by the
    X data item's PICTURE clause. Explicitly or implicitly defining a
    X DBCS data item as USAGE DISPLAY-1 specifies that the data item is
    X to be stored in character form, one character to each 2 bytes.

  • X In the VALUE OF clause of file description entries.

• X Procedure Division
  • X As the sending item when a DBCS or group item is the receiving
    X item.

  • X In a relation condition when the comparand is a DBCS or group
    X item.

  • X As the figurative constants SPACE/SPACES, ALL SPACE/SPACES, or ALL
    X DBCS literal. These are the only figurative constants that can be
    X DBCS literals. (The value of a DBCS space is X'4040'.)

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