identifier-2

identifier-3

Each represents one delimiter.

Each can be either of the following:

• An alphanumeric data item
• X A DBCS data item
  
  X If any are DBCS items, then all must be DBCS items. Figurative
  X constants SPACE and SPACES are allowed for DBCS items.

literal-1

literal-2

Each represents one delimiter.

Each can either of the following:

• A nonnumeric literal
• X A DBCS literal
  
  X If any are DBCS literals, all must be DBCS literals. Figurative
  X constants SPACE and SPACES are allowed for DBCS literals.

Each can be any figurative constant except the ALL literal. When a figurative constant is specified, it is considered to be a 1-character nonnumeric literal.

ALL

One or more contiguous occurrences of any delimiters are treated as if they were only one occurrence; this one occurrence is moved to the delimiter receiving field (identifier-5), if specified. The delimiting characters in the sending field are treated as an
X elementary alphanumeric or DBCS item and are moved into the current delimiter receiving field, according to the rules of the MOVE statement.

When DELIMITED BY ALL is not specified, and two or more contiguous occurrences of any delimiter are encountered, the current data receiving field (identifier-4) is filled with spaces or zeros, according to the description of the data receiving field.

Subtopics:

• 6.2.39.1.1 Delimiter with Two or More Characters
• 6.2.39.1.2 Two or More Delimiters

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