CognitiveTPG DLXi User Manual
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S T O R I N G D A T A I N T H E P R I N T E R M E M O R Y
Input range specifier. Available
specifiers are:
Only allows alphabetic
characters
A
Only allows alphabetic
and numeric characters
(no punctuation)
N
Allows any character
X
#
Allows signed or
unsigned whole numbers
(no decimal point)
range
You can specify a range for alphabetic
or numeric variables by adding
minimum and maximum values
within double quotes. For example, #
"100" "199"
allows numeric values
between 100 and 199 inclusive. The
range specifier A "BOB" "DUN" will
allow BOG, DUD, or COG, but will
not allow JAG. The range specifiers
must both have the same number of
digits or characters. Range checking is
character-by-character, based on each
character's ASCII value.
Specifies the position of the variable
data within the specified length.
Allowable values are:
align
Places the data at the left
end of the space specified
by length parameter,
filling the remaining
space to the right with
the character specified by
pad
.
L
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