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INVALIDCHAR (IVC)

The INVALIDCHAR (IVC) parameter specifies whether character fields that include unprintable characters will be printed as ‘INVALID’ or not. This parameter is valid only for the VPRINT function (see VPRINT (VP)).

The syntax of the INVALIDCHAR parameter is:

INVALIDCHAR=[ON/OFF]

ON

INVALIDCHAR=ON prints the character fields that include unprintable characters as ‘INVALID’.

OFF

INVALIDCHAR=OFF prints the printable characters and replaces unprintable characters with spaces.

Example:

$$DD01 VPRINT INVALIDCHAR=ON

This example prints records in vertical formatted mode with ‘INVALID’ for the character fields that include unprintable characters.

 

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