Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Named Constants

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CONSTANT

value-clause

VALUE [ IS ] { { constant-number } [ LN-clause ]... }

{ { "string " } }

{ { national-literal } }

{ { existing-constant } }

{ }

{ VERSION "Lnn " }

constant-number

is a signed or unsigned decimal or octal integer (see Numbers on

page 2-5) that is consistent with type (if type is specified).

"string "

is a string of from 1 to 130 ASCII characters (see Strings on page 2-5).

national-literal

is a national literal (see National Literals on page 2-6).

existing-constant

is the name of an existing constant whose value is consistent with the type

of the constant being defined.

LN-clause

specifies the locale name for value (see LN on page 6-13).

"Lnn "

is a product version string.

is a letter. The DDL compiler treats L as uppercase whether you

specify it as uppercase or lowercase.

is a two-digit number.