SUPPRESS

Synopsis

HELP:   Blank space at the end of a record is suppressed
TYPE:   NUMBER
SYNTAX: SUPPRESS

Description

Blanks or other signs at the end of any record are be suppressed (Windows only).

The character that is to be suppressed can also be specified with trimchar=characters.

If trimchar is not specified in addition to suppress, then the setting is trimchar=20 (ASCII) or trimchar=40 (EBCDIC), depending on the character set of the original data.

With the specification `trimchar=characters`, parameter suppress is set automatically.

Parameters in the same context:

• CUT for truncate in z/OS
• OPTION for suppress and nosuppress on UNIX
• PADCHAR for PADCHAR in z/OS
• TRIMCHAR for trimchar in WINDOWS
• NOSUPPRESS for nosuppress in WINDOWS

Syntax restrictions for FLAMv4 or older:

• z/OS
  • see parameter CUT for truncate
• UNIX
  • see parameter OPTION for suppress
• WINDOWS
  • suppress
  • su
    See also parameter NOCUT.

Values

• WINDOWS
  • for suppress and su: none/no values.

Default

• WINDOWS
  • for suppress and su: trimchar=20 (ASCII) or trimchar=40 (EBCDIC), depending on the character set of the original data.

Valid for

• decompression