Field Names, Blanks, Tables and Arrays

The field names used must be defined in the program. Do not enter a field name if a constant or edit word is used in positions 53-80. If a field name is entered in positions 30 through 43, positions 7 through 20 must be blank.

Fields can be specified in any order because the sequence in which they appear on the output records is determined by the entry in positions 47 through 51. If fields overlap, the last field specified is the only field completely written.

When a non-indexed array name is specified, the entire array is written. An array name with a constant index or variable index causes one element to be written. When a table name is specified, the element last found in a LOOKUP (Look Up a Table or Array Element) operation is written. The first element of a table is written if no successful LOOKUP operation was done.

The conditions for a record and the field it contains must be satisfied before the field is written out.



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