TRIMCHAR
Synopsis
HELP: Character removed from end of an record (activates suppress)
TYPE: STRING
SYNTAX: TRIMCHAR='bin-hex'
Description
Characters are suppressed at the end of record in case of decompression
and text record formats (WINDOWS only).
trimchar
refers to the character in the original character set.
With the specification
trimchar=characters
,
suppress
is set
automatically.
Parameters in the same context:
Syntax restrictions for FLAMv4 or older:
- z/OS
- see parameter CUT for truncate
- UNIX
- see parameter OPTION for suppress
- WINDOWS
trimchar=characters
tri=characters
- Note: trimchar refers to the characters in the original character
set of the input file(s) which should be suppressed at the end
of every record.
Values
- WINDOWS
- for trimchar and tri: hex value 00 to FF.
Default
- WINDOWS
- for
trimchar
and tri
:
If the original data is in ASCII, then the setting is
trimchar=20
(ASCII space).
If the original data is in EBCDIC, then the setting is
trimchar=40
(EBCDIC space).
If translate=e/a is specified for
decompression and the translation table for space is 40:20,
then the setting is trimchar=40.
Valid for