Edit characters for numeric data, COBOL Programming

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Edit Characters for Numeric Data:

The characters below can be used in the PICTURE clause to indicate the editing.

  Z    *  $  -    +    CR    DB    .    ,    B    O    /

The use of these edit characters are elucidate below:

Z (Zero Suppression) :

The edit character Z is used to repress the leading zeroes in the numeric data item. The leading zeroes are substitute with blanks.

The Z character has no effect of trailing the zeroes.

 


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