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MAKESYN
When specified, all COMP and COMP-4 variables inside a DECLARE SECTION are converted
to COMP-5. When NOMAKESYN is specified, no conversions are made. If neither MAKESYN
nor NOMAKESYN is set (the default), all variables in Working-Storage defined as COMP
or COMP-4 are converted to COMP-5.
Syntax:
[NO]MAKESYN
Properties:
| Default: | None. When not specified, all variables in Working-Storage defined as COMP or COMP-4 are converted to COMP-5. |
Dependencies:
When the KEEPCOMP directive is specified, it overrides MAKESYN, NOMAKESYN, and the default behavior when neither MAKESYN nor NOMAKESYN are specified.