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FLAG.ARRAY (FLA)
Syntax
FLAG.ARRAY (FLA)
The FLAG.ARRAY; command writes the contents of a Setup Data array or Global Setup
Data array to the LINC database. It performs the same function for arrays as the FLAG;
command does for data item values.
Note: Numeric Setup Data array items are implemented as COBOL
COMPUTATIONAL fields. A move from a numeric array to anything other
than an identically defined numeric array may result in data that is invalid
for use in either computation or display.
Truncation of Data
When moving an array into a data item:
$ You must ensure that the receiving alphanumeric data item is of sufficient size to store
the array.
$ If you move a mixed alphanumeric and Hankaku-Katakana value into an EDIT; W data
item, the value is moved character by character, and is truncated to the length of the
data item. However, if you move a mixed alphanumeric and Hankaku-Katakana value
into an EDIT; A data item, the value is moved byte by byte and is truncated to the
length of the data item. If the truncation occurs after the first byte of a double-byte
Hankaku-Katakana character, this will result in an invalid character.
Note: EDIT; W data items are not implemented in LDA.
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array
Examples
A Setup or Global Setup Data array.
data item
An alphanumeric data item.
In the following example, a Setup Data array is stored in the LINC database.
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