DEFAULTBYTE

Initializes each otherwise undefined byte of the Working-Storage Section to the character given.

Syntax:
>>-.---.--DEFAULTBYTE--"integer"-----------><
   +-/-+
Parameters:
integer ASCII code of the character, in decimal.
Properties:
Default: DEFAULTBYTE"32" (DIALECT DIALECT
Phase: Syntax check
$SET: Initial
Dependencies:

Set to DEFAULTBYTE"32" immediately by CHARSET"ASCII".

Set to DEFAULTBYTE"00" immediately by CHARSET"EBCDIC", DIALECT"SAA1", DIALECT"SAA2", DIALECT"OSVS", DIALECT"DOSVS", DIALECT"VSC2", DIALECT"COBOL37[012]", DIALECT"BS2000", DIALECT"SNI", MS, IBM-MS or PC1.

Comments:

integer is a decimal value. For example, if you want to specify an EBCDIC space use DEFAULTBYTE"64"; to specify an ASCII space use DEFAULTBYTE"32".

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