Native Inspect Manual (H06.07+)

Using Native Inspect With COBOL Programs
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Assigning Values to Data Items
Assigning Values to Data Items
Assigning Values to Variables
Native Inspect provides two ways of assigning values to data items:
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Using the set command.
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Using the command print data-item = value.
Native Inspect follows COBOL rules for assigning values to numeric and alphanumeric
variables.
Some considerations are:
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Native Inspect follows COBOL rules for truncation and padding, but ignores the
JUSTIFIED clause.
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When assigning a numeric value to an alphanumeric item, the numeric item is
treated as an alphanumeric item with digits moved from left to right.
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Native Inspect does not allow assignment to EDITED data items.
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If the name of a variable is the same as a Native Inspect option recognized by the
set command, you must use either the print command with the assignment
operator or the variable clause of the set command to assign a value to the
variable.
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The maximum size of a numeric literal is 18 decimal digits, 16 hexadecimal digits,
and 22 octal digits.
Changing the Radix of Numeric Literals
The default radix of a numeric literal is base 10. You can use the following notations to
change the value of a numeric literal:
Oxvalue to specify a hexadecimal value
Onumber to specify an octal value
Considerations
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Native Inspect does not support he COBOL syntax for hexadecimal literals
(H”value”).
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You cannot change the radix of an alphanumeric literal.