Library View Topics Framed Contents Revised Topics Previous Topic Next Topic Search Search ResultsPrevious Topic MatchNext Topic Match Notes List Notes Print Download No PDF Handheld DisconnectedHandheld ConnectedHelp

5.3.17.2 Format 2

 







    ___ Format 2--Condition-Name Value _____________________________________ 
   |                                                                        |
   | >>__88__condition-name-1__ _VALUE__ ____ ___ ________________________> |
   |                           |        |_IS_|   |                          |
   |                           |_VALUES__ _____ _|                          |
   |                                     |_ARE_|                            |
   |                                                                        |
   |    <_______________________________________                            |
   | >____literal-1__ ________________________ _|__._____________________>< |
   |                 |_ _THROUGH_ __literal-2_|                             |
   |                   |_THRU____|                                          |
   |                                                                        |
   |________________________________________________________________________|
This format associates a value, values, and/or range(s) of values with a condition-name. Each such condition-name requires a separate level-88 entry. Level-number 88 and condition-name are not part of the Format 2 VALUE clause itself. They are included in the format only for clarity.
condition-name-1
A user-specified name that associates a value with a conditional variable. If the associated conditional variable requires subscripts or indexes, each procedural reference to the condition-name must be subscripted or indexed as required for the conditional variable.
Condition-names are tested procedurally in condition-name conditions (see "Conditional Expressions" in topic 6.1.6).
literal-1
When literal-1 is specified alone, the condition-name is associated with a single value.
literal-1 THROUGH literal-2
The condition-name is associated with at least one range of values. Whenever the THROUGH phrase is used, literal-1 must be less than
| literal-2, unless the associated data item is a non-year-last windowed
| date field. For details, see "Rules for Condition-Name Values:" in
X topic 5.3.17.2.1.

X In the VALUE clause of a data description entry (Format 2), all the
X literals specified for the THROUGH phrase must be DBCS literals if the
X associated conditional variable is a DBCS data item. The figurative
X constants SPACE and SPACES can be used as DBCS literals.

X >_Host_> Under OS/390 and VM, the range of DBCS literals specified for the
X THROUGH phrase is based on the binary collating sequence of the
X hexadecimal values of the DBCS characters. <_Host_<

X >_Workstation_> Under AIX, OS/2, and Windows, the range of nonnumeric
X literals or DBCS literals specified for the THROUGH phrase is based on the
X collating sequence indicated by the locale (except for single-byte
X character comparisons when a non-NATIVE collating sequence is in effect).
X For more information on locale, see Appendix F, "Locale Considerations
X (Workstation Only)" in topic APPENDIX1.6. <_Workstation_<

Subtopics:


Previous Topic Next Topic © Copyright IBM Corp. 1991, 1998

IBM Library Server Copyright 1989, 2005 IBM Corporation. All rights reserved.




Return to library:   z/OS | z/OS.e | TPF | z/VSE | z/VM | IBM Hardware | IBM System z Redbooks
Glossary:   IBM terminology
Publications:   How to order publications
Readers:   Download IBM Library Reader | Download IBM Softcopy Reader | Download Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®
Library management:   Download IBM Softcopy Librarian
Contacts:   Contact z/OS

Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, the Acrobat logo, and Acrobat Reader are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems incorporated.