Initializes each otherwise undefined byte of the Working-Storage Section to the character given.
>>-.---.--DEFAULTBYTE--"integer"----------->< +-/-+
integer | ASCII code of the character, in decimal. |
Default: | DEFAULTBYTE"32" (DIALECT DIALECT |
Phase: | Syntax check |
$SET: | Initial |
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.
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".