Subparameter definition
- value
- Required. A subsystem-defined parameter (maximum = 127) to
pass from a spooling product to a despooler. The following considerations apply when you supply the value a functional subsystem requires:
- Characters valid when enclosed in apostrophes
- You may include any EBCDIC text characters in an FSSDATA parameter value if you enclose the value in apostrophes. See Character Set in topic 4.2 for a list and description of valid EBCDIC text characters.
- You must enclose the value in apostrophes if it contains a blank.
- The system preserves trailing blanks you include as part of a
value you enclose in apostrophes. For example, if you specify
FSSDATA='SUNDAY '
the parameter value for the FSSDATA keyword is eight (8) characters, and a functional subsystem may deem it to be different from
FSSDATA='SUNDAY'
(6 characters) or
FSSDATA='SUNDAY '
(7 characters).
- To code an apostrophe as part of the value, code two apostrophes,
as well as enclosing the entire value in single apostrophes. Example:
//OUT1 OUTPUT FSSDATA='New Year''s Day'
- Characters not requiring enclosing apostrophes
- Apostrophes are optional when "value" consists only of:
- Uppercase alphanumeric characters
- National characters @, $, and #
- Period (.)
- Asterisk (*). However, an asterisk followed by a period indicates a referral; *. is NOT allowed as the first two characters of the value
- Ampersand (&). An ampersand referring to a symbolic is substituted. Two consecutive ampersands are not substituted; they will result in a single ampersand as part of the value
- Plus sign (+)
- Hyphen(-)
- Slash (/)
- Characters you may not enclose in aphstrophes
- Do not enclosed symbolic parameters within apostrophes. The system will not resolve them.