RM DIALECT setting

If you set DIALECT"RM", the following Compiler directives are set:

ALIGN(2)

COMP-6(1)

COPYSEARCH(RM)

DISPLAY(CRT)

PARAMCOUNTCHECK

PERFORM-TYPE(RM)

OLDINDEX

NOOPTIONAL-FILE

RETRYLOCK

RM

SEQUENTIAL"LINE"

SIGN"EBCDIC"

NOTRUNC

The following settings are also enabled:
  • The LOCKING clause of the SELECT statement is set to LOCK MODE IS AUTOMATIC for all file types.
  • Numeric data items are defined as SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE.