Limits on the Size and Number of Data Items

The following table shows the maximum size and number of data items.

Data Item Maximum Size or Number
Alphanumeric/Group 256 Mbytes
Alphanumeric Edited/ Numeric Edited Can consist of 32 parts, each of which can contain up to 16 occurrences of a single edited character type subject to a total size of 512 bytes
Numeric
ANSI'85 18 significant digits
ISO2000 31 significant digits
Micro Focus 38 significant digits

All significant digits must be within 18, 31 or 38 digits of the decimal point, depending on your COBOL environment

COMP/COMP-5 format 8 bytes
EXTERNAL data item No specifiable limit
File record size 62 kilobytes (KB)
ACCEPT FROM CONSOLE Limits (if any) are imposed by the operating system.
ANSI DISPLAY No limit.
Full screen DISPLAY/ACCEPT One screen less one character (the last character position on the screen is not usable)

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