COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Procedure Division Verbs
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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INITIALIZE
INITIALIZE
INITIALIZE sets selected types of data items to predetermined values; for example,
numeric data to zeros or alphanumeric data to spaces.
receiver
is the identifier of an elementary item or data structure. These restrictions apply to
the data item:
°
It cannot be an index data item or a pointer data item.
°
It cannot be a special register.
°
Its description cannot include a RENAMES clause.
°
Its description (and the descriptions of its subordinate data items, if any)
cannot include an OCCURS clause with a DEPENDING phrase.
The maximum number of receivers in an INITIALIZE statement is 127.
replacement
INITIALIZE
REPLACING
receiver
replacement
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ALPHABETIC
ALPHANUMERIC
ALPHANUMERIC-EDITED
NUMERIC-EDITED
DATA
BY
NUMERIC
sender
literal
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