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DEFAULTBYTE
Initializes each otherwise undefined byte of the Working-Storage Section to the character given.
Syntax:
>>-.---.--DEFAULTBYTE--"integer"----------->< +-/-+
Parameters:
| integer | ASCII code of the character, in decimal. |
Properties:
| Default: | DEFAULTBYTE"32" (Dialect  ) |
| Phase: | Syntax check |
| $SET: | Initial |
Dependencies:
Set to DEFAULTBYTE"32" immediately by CHARSET"ASCII".
Set to DEFAULTBYTE"00" immediately by CHARSET"EBCDIC", DIALECT"SAA1", DIALECT"SAA2", DIALECT"OSVS", DIALECT"DOSVS", DIALECT"VSC2", DIALECT"COBOL37[012]", DIALECT"BS2000", DIALECT"SNI", MS, IBM-MS or PC1.
Comments:
integer is a decimal value. For example, if you want to specify an EBCDIC space use DEFAULTBYTE"64"; to specify an ASCII space use DEFAULTBYTE"32".