Index

Symbols

%ACTIVATE statement, %ACTIVATE, %activate-statement

NORESCAN option, %ACTIVATE
RESCAN option, %ACTIVATE

%Assignment statement, %Assignment Statement

%DEACTIVATE statement, %DEACTIVATE, %deactivate-statement

%DECLARE statement, %DECLARE, %declare-statement

%DO statement, Examples, %DO, %do-statement

%END statement, %END, %end-statement

%ERROR statement, %ERROR, User-Generated Diagnostic Messages, %error-statement

%FATAL statement, ENTRY Statement, %FATAL, User-Generated Diagnostic Messages, %fatal-statement

%GOTO statement, %GOTO, %goto-statement

%IF statement, %IF, %if-statement

%INCLUDE statement, %INCLUDE, %include-statement

rules for file specifications, %INCLUDE

%INFORM statement, %INFORM, User-Generated Diagnostic Messages, %inform-statement

%Null statement, % (Null), %null-statement

%PAGE statement, %page-statement

%PROCEDURE statement, %PROCEDURE, %procedure-statement

STATEMENT option, Using the STATEMENT Option

%REPLACE statement, Connected and Unconnected Arrays, %REPLACE Statement, %RETURN Statement, %replace-statement

%RETURN statement, %PROCEDURE, %RETURN Statement, %replace-statement, %return-statement

%SBTTL statement, %sbttl-statement

%TITLE statement, %title-statement

%WARN statement, %WARN, User-Generated Diagnostic Messages, %warn-statement

-T variant option, VARIANT

-w (--nowarn) option, Implicit Conversion During Assignment

A

A format item, A Format Item

ABS built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

ACOS built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Activation block, Block Activation

ADD built-in function, ADD

Addition, Arithmetic Data

ADDR built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

passing pointer value, LIKE Attribute, Passing Arguments by Reference
using, Using the ADDR Built-in Function, Using the ADDR Built-In Function

Aggregates, Aggregates

arrays, Arrays
internal representation, Internal Representation of Aggregate Data
structures, Structures

ALIGNED attribute, ALIGNED Attribute

Alignment

bit-string, ALIGNED Attribute
character string, Alignment of Character Strings
character-string, ALIGNED Attribute
of bit strings, Alignment of Bit-String Data

ALL built-in function, Dialects - ibm

ALLOCATE statement, Controlled Variables, ALLOCATE Statement, allocate-statement

using, Using the ALLOCATE Statement

ALLOCATION built-in function, ALLOCATION

using, Using the ALLOCATION Built-In Function

AND operator, AND

AND THEN operator, AND THEN

ANY attribute, ANY Attribute, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value, Passing Arguments by Reference

ANY built-in function, Dialects - ibm

ANYCONDITION condition, ANYCONDITION Condition

Apostrophes, in character strings, Character String Constants

Area, Area Data, Data Types Used with Based Variables

reading and writing to, Reading and Writing Areas
using the AREA attribute, AREA Attribute, Area Data, Conversions from FIXED BINARY to Other Data Types
using the AREA condition, AREA Condition
variables, Area Variables in Expressions, FREE Statement

Arguments, Parameters and Arguments

aggregate, Aggregate Arguments

array, Program Format, Array Parameters

character string, Character-String Parameters

conversion, Conversion of Arguments

dummy, Dummy Arguments

matching with parameters, Argument Matching

null list, BUILTIN Attribute, Functions and Function References

of built-in functions, Built-In Function Arguments

passing, Argument Passing

arrays, Passing Arrays as Arguments
by immediate value, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value, Statements
by reference, REFERENCE Attribute, Passing Arguments by Reference
by value, VALUE Attribute
structures, Passing Structure Variables as Arguments, Structure Parameters
to PL/I procedure, Actual Arguments
to subroutines or functions, Number of Arguments

relationship to parameters, Parameters and Arguments

specifying pointer values, Passing Arguments by Reference

Arithmetic

built-in functions

ABS, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ADD, ADD
CEIL, STOP Statement, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
DIVIDE, Entry Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
FLOOR, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
MAX, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
MIN, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
MOD, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
MULTIPLY, MULTIPLY
ROUND, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
SIGN, SIGN
SUBTRACT, SUBTRACT
TRUNC, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

data, Arithmetic Data

converting to bit-string, Arithmetic to Bit-String Assignments
converting to character-string, Arithmetic to Character-String Conversions
relational expression, Arithmetic Comparisons
specifying precision, PRECISION Attribute, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types

operations

determining sign of a number, SIGN
division, Entry Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
rounding to nearest digit, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ZERODIVIDE signaled, ZERODIVIDE Condition

operators, Arithmetic Operators, Expressions and Data Conversions

Arithmetic built-in functions

PRECISION, PRECISION

Array-handling built-in functions

ALL, Dialects - ibm
ANY, Dialects - ibm
DIMENSION, Entry Values, Built-In Functions Providing Array Dimension Information, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
HBOUND, Built-In Functions Providing Array Dimension Information, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
LBOUND, Built-In Functions Providing Array Dimension Information, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
PROD, PROD
SUM, SUM

Arrays, Arrays

assigning values to, Assigning Values to Array Variables, Using GET and PUT Statements with Array Variables, KEY Condition

bound pair, Array Declarations

concatenating with STRING, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

connected, Connected and Unconnected Arrays, %REPLACE Statement

declaring, Array Declarations, Array Declarations

as parameters, Program Format, Array Parameters

dimensions

determining extent, Entry Values, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
determining lower bound, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
determining upper bound, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
specifying, DIMENSION Attribute, Array Declarations

extent of, Array Declarations

initializing, Initializing Arrays

of structures, Arrays of Structures

referring to elements, Arrays of Structures
unconnected arrays, Connected and Unconnected Arrays

order of assignment and output, Order of Assignment and Output for Multidimensional Arrays, KEY Condition

passing as arguments, Program Format, Passing Arrays as Arguments, Array Parameters, Passing Arguments by Reference

asterisk-extent, REFERENCE Attribute

subscripts, References to Individual Elements

unconnected, Connected and Unconnected Arrays, %REPLACE Statement

ASCII character set

obtaining integer value, Dialects - ansi, dec
obtaining string of, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

ASIN built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Assignment statement, Simple Statements, Using the ALLOCATE Statement, Assignment Statement, assignment-statement

and unconnected arrays, Connected and Unconnected Arrays

conversion during, Implicit Conversion During Assignment

arithmetic data, Derived Data Types for Arithmetic Operations

specifying array variables, Assigning Values to Array Variables

specifying structure, Using Structure Variables in Expressions

structure, Structure-Qualified References

Asterisk (*)

as picture character, Digit Characters (9, Z, *, Y)
in array declaration, Array Declarations

ATAN built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

ATAND built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

ATANH built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Attention condition, ATTENTION Condition (IBM Dialect Only)

Attributes, Attributes, Attributes

array variables, Array Declarations

computational data type, Attributes, Computational Data Type Attributes

default arithmetic, Default Attributes

factors in declaration, Factored Simple Declarations

file description, Attributes, Opening a File, File Description Attributes and Options, File Description Attributes

specifying on OPEN, Opening a File

for entry points, Attributes, DO REPEAT, Entry Name Attributes

matching parameter and argument, Argument Matching

member, Attributes, Member Attributes, Member Attributes

non-data type, Attributes, Non-Data Type Attributes

noncomputational data type, Attributes, Noncomputational Data Type Attributes

scope, Attributes, Storage Class and Scope Attributes

specifying in DECLARE statement, DECLARE Statement

storage, Attributes, Storage Class and Scope Attributes

structure variables, Attributes for Structure Variables

AUTOMATIC attribute, AUTOMATIC Attribute

Automatic storage class, Automatic Variables

B

B format item, B Format Items

B picture character, Insertion Characters (, . / B)

BASED attribute, BASED Attribute, Based Variables

Based variables, BASED Attribute, Based Variables

associating with storage, Based Variables

data-type matching, Data-Type Matching for Based Variables

left-to-right equivalence, Matching by Left-to-Right Equivalence
overlay defining, Matching by Overlay Defining

example, Examples of Based Variables

freeing storage, Area Variables in Expressions, FREE Statement

nonmatching reference, Nonmatching Based Variable References

obtaining storage, Area Data, ALLOCATE Statement

offset within area, Offset Data

REFER option, Using the REFER Option, Conversion of Operands in Nonarithmetic Operations

referring to, Referring to Based Variables

using READ statement, The SET Option of the READ Statement

Begin blocks, Blocks, Begin Blocks, BEGIN Statement

effect of RETURN statement, RETURN Statement
in ON-unit, Contents of an ON-Unit
terminating, BEGIN Statement, END Statement

BEGIN statement, BEGIN Statement, begin-statement

Binary

fixed-point data, Fixed-Point Binary Data
floating-point data, Floating-Point Data

BINARY attribute, BINARY Attribute, Fixed-Point Binary Data

in floating-point declarations, Floating-Point Variables

BINARY built-in function, BINARY

BIT attribute, BIT Attribute, Bit-String Variables

BIT built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Bit strings, Bit-String Data

alignment, Alignment of Bit-String Data

as integers, Internal Representation of Bit Data

concatenation, Concatenation Operator

constants, Bit-String Constants

hexadecimal, Bit-String Constants
maximum length, Bit-String Constants
octal, Bit-String Constants
specifying base, Bit-String Constants

converting, Bit Strings and Integers

from other types to, Assignments to Bit-String Variables
to arithmetic, Built-In Conversion Functions, Bit-String to Arithmetic Conversions
to character-string, Built-In Conversion Functions, Bit-String to Character-String Conversion

declaring variables, Bit-String Variables

derived type and precision of, Built-In Conversion Functions

in relational expressions, Bit-String Comparisons

internal representation, Internal Representation of Bit Data

length

maximum, Bit-String Data
specifying, Bit-String Variables

operator, Logical Operators

overlay defining, Rules for Overlay Defining

passing as arguments

by reference, Passing Arguments by Reference
by value, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value

storage in memory, Internal Representation of Bit Data

unaligned, Internal Representation of Aggregate Data

restrictions on use, Alignment of Bit-String Data

variables, Bit-String Variables

Block, Blocks

activation, Block Activation

parent, Relationship of Block Activations
procedure invocation, Procedure Blocks, Specifying Entry Points
relationships among, Relationship of Block Activations

begin, Blocks, Begin Blocks, BEGIN Statement

containment, Containment

dynamic descendants, Relationship of Block Activations

nesting, Containment

procedure, Blocks, Procedure Blocks

terminating, Block Termination, END Statement

BLOCK_BOUNDARY_FORMAT ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

BLOCK_IO ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

BLOCK_SIZE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Boolean operations

defining with BOOL, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
testing, IF Statement
values, Bit-String Data

Bounds (of array), Array Declarations

determining lower dimension, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
determining upper dimension, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
specifying dimensions, Array Declarations

BUCKET_SIZE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

BUFFERED attribute, BUFFERED and UNBUFFERED Attributes (IBM Dialect Only)

Built-in functions

arguments, Built-In Function Arguments
conditions in, Conditions Signaled
conversion, Built-In Conversion Functions
defining with BUILTIN attribute, BUILTIN Attribute
evaluation of, Built-In Function Arguments
preprocessor, Preprocessor Built-In Functions
summary (table), Summary of Built-In Functions

Built-in subroutines, READONLY Attribute, Built-In Subroutines

DISPLAY, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines
EXTEND, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines
FLUSH, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines
RESIGNAL, Completion of ON-Units, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines
sorting, Built-In Subroutines

BUILTIN attribute, BUILTIN Attribute, Functions and Function References

BY option of DO statement, Controlled DO

BYTE built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec

BYTESIZE built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec

C

CALL statement, Procedure Blocks, CALL Statement, call-statement

calling non-PL/I procedures, ANY Attribute, ENTRY Attribute, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value, Procedure-Calling and Condition-Handling Extensions, Statements

CARRIAGE_RETURN_FORMAT ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

CEIL built-in function, STOP Statement, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

CHARACTER attribute, CHARACTER Attribute, Character-String Variables

CHARACTER built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Character set, ASCII, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Character strings, Character String Data

alignment, Alignment of Character Strings

comparing with VERIFY, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

concatenation, Concatenation Operator

constants, Character String Constants

very long, Spaces, Tabs, and Line-End Characters

converting, Character-String to Bit-String Conversions

from other types to, Assignments to Character-String Variables
to arithmetic, Built-In Conversion Functions, Character-String to Arithmetic Conversions
to bit, Built-In Conversion Functions

declaring, CHARACTER Attribute

as parameters, Character-String Parameters

derived type and precision of, Built-In Conversion Functions

determining length, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

fixed-length, Fixed-Length Character String Variables

internal representation, Internal Representation of Fixed-Length Character Data

in relational expression, Character-String Comparisons

length attribute, Character-String Variables

overlay defining, Rules for Overlay Defining

passing as arguments, Character-String Parameters

variables, Character-String Variables

varying length, Character-String Variables

varying-length, VARYING Attribute, Varying-Length Character String Variables

internal representation, Internal Representation of Varying Character Data

Characters

picture, Picture Characters
substituting with TRANSLATE, Format Specifications, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
used for punctuation in PL/I, Punctuation

CHECK condition, CHECK Condition (IBM Dialect Only)

Circumflex (^) prefix operator, Operators and Operands

CLOSE statement, Closing a File, close-statement

ENVIRONMENT attribute, Closing a File

COLLATE built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

COLUMN format item

definition, COLUMN Format item

Comma (,) picture character, Insertion Characters (, . / B)

Comments, Comments

Comparison operator, Punctuation

Compatible data types, Compatible Data Types

Compiler messages

%ERROR, %ERROR
%FATAL, ENTRY Statement, %FATAL
%INFORM, %INFORM
%WARN, %WARN

Compound statement, Compound Statements

Computational data, Attributes, Computational Data Type Attributes

Concatenation

COPY built-in function, EXTERNAL Attribute, Label Values, Dialects - ansi, dec
operators, Punctuation, Concatenation Operator
REPEAT built-in function, Dialects - ibm
required operands, Operators and Operands

CONDITION attribute, Restriction

CONDITION condition, CONDITION Condition

Condition data, Condition Data

in relational expressions, Comparing Noncomputational Data
internal representation, Condition Data

Condition handling, Condition Handling

built-in functions

ONCHAR, ONCHAR
ONCODE, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ONFILE, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ONKEY, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ONLOC, Dialects - ibm
ONSOURCE, ONSOURCE

ON statement, ON Statement, READ Statement

Condition prefixes, Condition Prefixes (IBM Dialect Only), Using Condition Prefixes (IBM Dialect Only)

scope of, Scope of Condition Prefixes

Conditions

ANYCONDITION, ANYCONDITION Condition
AREA, AREA Condition
ATTENTION, ATTENTION Condition (IBM Dialect Only)
CHECK, CHECK Condition (IBM Dialect Only)
CONDITION, CONDITION Condition
decimal overflow, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition
default status, Default Status of Conditions
ENDFILE, ENDFILE Condition
ENDPAGE, ENDPAGE Condition
ERROR, ERROR Condition
FINISH, FINISH Condition
FIXEDOVERFLOW, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition
in built-in functions, Conditions Signaled
integer overflow, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition
KEY, KEY Condition
NAME, NAME Condition (IBM Dialect Only)
OVERFLOW, OVERFLOW Condition
RECORD, RECORD Condition (IBM Dialect Only)
signalling, SIGNAL Statement
SIZE, SIZE Condition (IBM Dialect Only)
STORAGE, STORAGE Condition
STRINGRANGE, STRINGRANGE Condition
STRINGSIZE, STRINGSIZE Condition (IBM Dialect Only)
SUBSCRIPTRANGE, SUBSCRIPTRANGE Condition
TRANSMIT, TRANSMIT Condition (IBM Dialect Only)
UNDEFINEDFILE, UNDEFINEDFILE Condition
UNDERFLOW, UNDERFLOW Condition
VAXCONDITION, VAXCONDITION Condition
ZERODIVIDE, ZERODIVIDE Condition

Connected arrays, Connected and Unconnected Arrays, %REPLACE Statement

Constants

bit-string, Bit-String Constants
character string, Character String Constants
entry, Entry Constants
file, File Constants, File Declarations
fixed-point decimal, Fixed-Point Decimal Constants
floating-point, Floating-Point Constants
in argument list, Dummy Arguments
integer, Fixed-Point Binary Data
label, Label Data
label array, Label Array Constants

Containment, Blocks, Containment

CONTIGUOUS ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

CONTIGUOUS_BEST_TRY ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

CONTROLLED attribute, CONTROLLED Attribute

Controlled DO statement, Controlled DO

Controlled variables, CONTROLLED Attribute, Controlled Variables

obtaining storage, Area Data, ALLOCATE Statement

Conversions, Implicit Conversion During Assignment

arithmetic to arithmetic, Arithmetic to Arithmetic Conversions

arithmetic to bit-string, Arithmetic to Bit-String Assignments

arithmetic to character-string, Arithmetic to Character-String Conversions

ASCII to integer, Dialects - ansi, dec

bit-string to arithmetic, Bit-String to Arithmetic Conversions

bit-string to character-string, Bit-String to Character-String Conversion

built-in functions

BINARY, BINARY
BIT, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
BYTE, Dialects - ansi, dec
CHARACTER, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
DECIMAL, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
DECODE, DECODE
ENCODE, ENCODE
FIXED, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
FLOAT, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
INT, Summary of Data Types, Dialects - ansi, dec
POSINT, POSINT
RANK, Dialects - ansi, dec
UNSPEC, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

character-string to arithmetic, Character-String to Arithmetic Conversions

character-string to bit-string, Character-String to Bit-String Conversions

integer to ASCII, Dialects - ansi, dec

of argument, Conversion of Arguments

of operands, Derived Data Types for Arithmetic Operations

offset to pointer, Conversions Between Offsets and Pointers

pictured to arithmetic, Pictured to Arithmetic Conversions

pictured to bit-string, Pictured to Bit-String Conversions

pictured to character-string, Assignments to Character-String Variables, Pictured to Character-String Conversion

pointer to offset, Conversions Between Offsets and Pointers

to bit-string, Assignments to Bit-String Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

to character-string, Assignments to Character-String Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

to decimal, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

to fixed point, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

to floating point, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

to picture, Assignments to Pictured Variables

COPY built-in function, EXTERNAL Attribute, Label Values, Dialects - ansi, dec

COS built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

COSD built-in function, Entry Data, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

COSH built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

CREATION_DATE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Credit (CR) picture character, Credit (CR) and Debit (DB) Characters

Current record, Position Information for a Record File

CURRENTSTORAGE built-in function, Dialects - ibm

CURRENT_POSITION ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

D

D-floating format, Floating-Point Data Formats

Data, Data and Variables

default attributes, Default Attributes

types, Data Types

area, Area Data
arguments, passed by immediate value, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value
arguments, passed by reference, Passing Arguments by Reference
arithmetic, Arithmetic Data
arithmetic, default precision, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types
arithmetic, fixed-point binary, Fixed-Point Binary Data
arithmetic, precision of, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types
bit-string, Bit-String Data
character pictured, Character Pictured Data
character-string, Character String Data
compatible, Compatible Data Types
computational, Summary of Data Types
condition, Condition Data
conversion between, Data Type Conversion of Operands and Expressions, Built-In Conversion Functions
declaring, Declarations
default attributes, for arithmetic operands, Arithmetic Operands
default attributes, of constants, Attributes of Constants
derived, Derived Data Types for Arithmetic Operations
entry, Entry Data, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
file, File Data, Input and Output
fixed-point binary, Fixed-Point Binary Data
fixed-point decimal, Fixed-Point Decimal Data
floating-point, Floating-Point Data
label, Label Data
noncomputational, Summary of Data Types, Dialects - ansi, dec
noncomputational, in relational expression, Comparing Noncomputational Data
numeric pictured, Numeric Pictured Data
pointer, Pointer Data
summary, Summary of Data Types

Data conversions, Expressions and Data Conversions

contexts, Contexts in which PL/I Converts Data

DATE built-in function, DATE

DATETIME built-in function, DATETIME

Day of month, current, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm, Dialects - ansi, dec

Debit (DB) picture character, Credit (CR) and Debit (DB) Characters

DECIMAL attribute, DECIMAL Attribute

in floating-point declarations, Floating-Point Variables

DECIMAL built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Decimal data

declaring, DECIMAL Attribute
fixed-point data, Fixed-Point Decimal Data
FIXEDOVERFLOW, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition
floating overflow, OVERFLOW Condition
floating underflow, UNDERFLOW Condition
floating-point data, Floating-Point Data

Decimal place, in picture, Decimal Place Character (V)

Declaration, Declarations, Declarations

array, Array Declarations, Array Declarations
file, File Declarations
multiple names, Multiple Simple Declarations
of variables with same attributes, Factored Simple Declarations
simple, Simple Declarations
structure, Structure Declarations, Structure Declarations and Attributes

DECLARE statement, DECLARE Statement, declare-statement

DECODE built-in function, DECODE

Default file attributes, Establishing the File's Attributes

DEFAULT_FILE_NAME ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

DEFERRED_WRITE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

DEFINED attribute, DEFINED Attribute, Defined Variables

base position, POSITION Attribute

DELETE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

DELETE statement, Input and Output, DELETE Statement, delete-statement

Derived type, Derived Data Types for Arithmetic Operations

of bit and character strings, Built-In Conversion Functions

Descendants of blocks, Relationship of Block Activations, Establishing ON-Units

Diagnostic messages

%ERROR, %ERROR
%FATAL, ENTRY Statement, %FATAL
%INFORM, %INFORM
%WARN, %WARN
user-generated, User-Generated Diagnostic Messages

Digital variant, default attributes, Default Attributes

DIMENSION attribute, DIMENSION Attribute

DIMENSION built-in function, Entry Values, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Dimensions, array, Array Declarations, Arrays of Structures that Contain Arrays

DIRECT attribute, DIRECT Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options

DISPLAY built-in subroutine, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines

DIVIDE built-in function, Entry Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Division

controlling precision, Entry Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ZERODIVIDE condition, ZERODIVIDE Condition

DO statement, DO Groups and Statements, do-statement

controlled DO, Controlled DO, Example
DO REPEAT, DO REPEAT, Entry Name Attributes
DO UNTIL, DO UNTIL
DO WHILE, DO WHILE
format, DO Groups and Statements

DO-group, DO Groups and Statements

nesting, DO Groups and Statements
termination, END Statement

Documentation, program, Comments

Dollar ($) picture character, Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)

Double-precision floating point, Floating-Point Data Formats

Drifting picture character, Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)

Dummy argument, Dummy Arguments

example, Parameters and Arguments
forcing creation of, Argument Matching

Dynamic descendants

of blocks, Relationship of Block Activations, Establishing ON-Units

E

E format item, E Format Item

EDIT option

GET statement, GET EDIT
PUT statement, PUT EDIT

Elements of arrays, Array Declarations, Array Declarations

Empty argument list, Functions and Function References

EMPTY built-in function, Allocation in Areas, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

ENCODE built-in function, ENCODE

Encoded-sign picture characters, Encoded-Sign Characters (T, I, R)

END statement, Terminating Procedures, END Statement, end-statement

ENDFILE condition, ENDFILE Condition

signaled, File Positioning Following a READ Statement

ENDPAGE condition, ENDPAGE Condition

signaled, PAGESIZE Option, Print File

Entry

constants, Entry Constants

data, Entry Data, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

attributes, Attributes, DO REPEAT, Entry Name Attributes
in relational expressions, Comparing Noncomputational Data
internal representation, Internal Representation of Entry Variables
VARIABLE attribute, VARIABLE Attribute

points

alternate, ENTRY Statement
invoking, Specifying Entry Points
multiple, Multiple Entry Points
procedure, Specifying Entry Points
return value attributes, RETURNS Attribute

values, Entry Values, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

values, operations on, Entry Values

variables, Entry Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

`main' as name for, EXTERNAL Attribute, ENTRY Statement

ENTRY attribute, ENTRY Attribute

declaring non-PL/I procedures, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value

ENTRY statement, ENTRY Statement, entry-statement

ENVIRONMENT attribute, ENVIRONMENT Attribute

CLOSE options, Closing a File

ERF built-in function, Dialects - ibm

ERFC built-in function, Dialects - ibm

ERROR built-in function, ERROR

ERROR condition, ERROR Condition

determining error status value, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

pictured variable assignment, Assigning Values to Pictured Variables

signaled, READ Statement, WRITE Statement

by default ON-unit, Default PL/I ON-Unit

Error handling

of file-related error, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ON condition, Condition Handling
ONCHAR built-in function, ONCHAR
ONCODE built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Errors

divide by zero, ZERODIVIDE Condition
file opening, UNDEFINEDFILE Condition
run-time conversion, Implicit Conversion During Assignment
VAX-specific conditions, VAXCONDITION Condition

Evaluation

of built-in functions, Built-In Function Arguments
of expression, Precedence of Operators and Expression Evaluation

EVERY built-in function, EVERY

EXCLUSIVE OR, Examples

EXCLUSIVE OR operator, EXCLUSIVE OR

EXP built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

EXPIRATION_DATE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Exponent (floating-point), Floating-Point Constants

Exponent (K and E) picture characters, Exponent Characters (K and E)

Expressions, Expressions and Data Conversions

area variable in, Area Variables in Expressions, FREE Statement
bit-string data, Bit-String Comparisons
character-string data, Character-String Comparisons
condition data, Comparing Noncomputational Data
conversion of operands, Using the REFER Option, Derived Data Types for Arithmetic Operations, Conversion of Operands in Nonarithmetic Operations
converted precision, Derived Data Types for Arithmetic Operations
derived type, Derived Data Types for Arithmetic Operations
entry data, Comparing Noncomputational Data
evaluation, Precedence of Operators and Expression Evaluation
file data, Comparing Noncomputational Data
in argument list, Dummy Arguments
label data, Comparing Noncomputational Data
logical, Logical Operators
noncomputational data, Comparing Noncomputational Data
offset variable in, Offset Data, Comparing Noncomputational Data
pointer variable in, AREA Attribute, Pointer Variables in Expressions, Comparing Noncomputational Data
precedence of operations, Precedence of Operators and Expression Evaluation, Expressions and Data Conversions
relational, Relational Operators
restricted integer, Array Declarations
using as subscripts, References to Individual Elements

EXTEND built-in subroutine, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines

Extensions to standard PL/I, PL/I-Specific Extensions for POSIX Systems

EXTENSION_SIZE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Extents

array, Array Declarations, Array Declarations
determining, Entry Values, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
static variables, Static Variables
structure members, Attributes for Structure Variables

External

procedures, Procedure Blocks, EXTERNAL Attribute, Label Values, Calling External and Internal Procedures, Dialects - ansi, dec
storage class, External Variables

EXTERNAL attribute, EXTERNAL Attribute, Label Values, External Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec

F

F format item, F Format Item

F-floating format, Floating-Point Data Formats

Fatal messages, ENTRY Statement, %FATAL

Fields, Input and Output

File, Input and Output

attributes, Opening a File, File Description Attributes and Options

BUFFERED, BUFFERED and UNBUFFERED Attributes (IBM Dialect Only)
DIRECT, DIRECT Attribute
INPUT, INPUT Attribute
KEYED, KEYED Attribute
merged at open, Establishing the File's Attributes
OUTPUT, OUTPUT Attribute
PRINT, PRINT Attribute
RECORD, RECORD Attribute
SEQUENTIAL, SEQUENTIAL Attribute, SKIP Format Item
STREAM, STREAM Attribute
UPDATE, UPDATE Attribute
VARIABLE, VARIABLE Attribute

closing, Closing a File

comparing values, Comparing Noncomputational Data

constant, File Constants, File Declarations

creating, Creating a File

declaration, File Declarations

default attributes on open, Establishing the File's Attributes

deleting records, DELETE Statement

description attributes, Attributes, File Description Attributes

key error, KEY Condition

OPEN statement, Opening a File

opening, Opening a File

error condition, UNDEFINEDFILE Condition
existing, Accessing an Existing File

options, OPEN Statement Options

printing, Print File

read, READ Statement

record, Record I/O

sequential, SEQUENTIAL Attribute, SKIP Format Item

source FOR %INCLUDE text, %INCLUDE

specifying line size, LINESIZE Option

specifying page size, PAGESIZE Option

stream, Terminal I/O

updating, UPDATE Attribute, REWRITE Statement

values, File Values

variable, File Variables, File Variables

writing, WRITE Statement

FILE attribute, FILE Attribute

File control built-in functions

LINENO, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

File specifications

determining, Determining the File Specification
for error, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
specifying in OPEN, TITLE Option

Files, unsupported IBM keywords, Keywords Not Supported

FILE_ID ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

FILE_ID_TO ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

FILE_SIZE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

FINISH condition, STOP Statement, FINISH Condition, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

FIXED attribute, FIXED Attribute, Fixed-Point Binary Data

FIXED built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Fixed-length character strings, Character-String Variables

Fixed-point data

binary, Fixed-Point Binary Data

conversion, Area Data, Conversions from FIXED BINARY to Other Data Types
internal representation, Internal Representation of Fixed-Point Binary Data

decimal, Fixed-Point Decimal Data

constant, Fixed-Point Decimal Constants
internal representation, Internal Representation of Fixed-Point Decimal Data
precision, Fixed-Point Decimal Constants
scale factor, Fixed-Point Decimal Constants
use in expressions, Use in Expressions
variables, Fixed-Point Decimal Variables, Rules for Specifying Parameters

declaring, FIXED Attribute

overflow condition, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition

FIXEDOVERFLOW condition, Fixed-Point Binary Data, Decimal Place Character (V), Assigning Values to Pictured Variables, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition

FIXED_CONTROL option (READ), READ Statement

FIXED_CONTROL_SIZE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

FIXED_CONTROL_SIZE_TO ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

FIXED_LENGTH_RECORDS ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

FLOAT attribute, FLOAT Attribute, Dialects - ansi, dec

FLOAT built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Floating-point data, Floating-Point Data

constant, Floating-Point Constants
declare, FLOAT Attribute, Dialects - ansi, dec
default precision, Floating-Point Data Formats
OVERFLOW condition, OVERFLOW Condition
range of formats, Floating-Point Data Formats
range of precision, Floating-Point Data Formats
UNDERFLOW condition, UNDERFLOW Condition
using in expressions, Using Floating-Point Data in Expressions

FLOOR built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

FLUSH built-in subroutine, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines

Format items, Format Items, Format Specifications

A, A Format Item
B, B Format Items
COLUMN, COLUMN Format item
E, E Format Item
F, F Format Item
iteration factor, Format Specifications, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
LINE, LINE Format Item
list, FORMAT Statement, Format-Specification List
P, P Format Item
PAGE, PAGE Format Item
R, R Format Item
repetition of, Format Specifications, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
SKIP, SEQUENTIAL Attribute, SKIP Format Item
TAB, TAB Format Item
X, X Format Item

FORMAT statement, FORMAT Statement, format-statement

label restriction, Label Array Constants

Format, program, Program Format

FREE statement, Area Variables in Expressions, Controlled Variables, FREE Statement, free-statement

FROM option

REWRITE statement, REWRITE Statement
WRITE statement, WRITE Statement

Functions, Functions and Function References

built-in, Built-In Functions, Subroutines, and Pseudovariables
external, Calling External and Internal Procedures
invoking procedure with, Procedure Blocks
invoking with no arguments, Functions and Function References
references to, Functions and Function References
RETURN statement, RETURN Statement, Language Summary
return value attributes, RETURNS Attribute
terminating, Terminating Procedures
user-written, Functions and Function References

G

G-floating format, Floating-Point Data Formats

GET statement, Input and Output, Input by the GET Statement, get-statement

assigning values to array elements, Using GET and PUT Statements with Array Variables, KEY Condition
conversion of values, Contexts in which PL/I Converts Data
execution of, Execution of the GET Statement
forms, Syntax Summary of the GET Statement
GET EDIT, GET EDIT
GET LIST, GET LIST, Simple Input from a Terminal
GET SKIP, GET SKIP
options, Syntax Summary of the GET Statement
prompting, Examples

GLOBALDEF attribute, GLOBALDEF Attribute

GLOBALREF attribute, GLOBALREF Attribute

GOTO statement, GOTO Statement, goto-statement

nonlocal GOTO, Nonlocal GOTO
terminating subroutines or function, Replication Factor for Bit-String Constants, Terminating Procedures

Groups, terminating, END Statement

GROUP_PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

H

H-floating format, Floating-Point Data Formats
HBOUND built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
HIGH built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

I

I picture character, Encoded-Sign Characters (T, I, R)

IBM variant, default attributes, Default Attributes

IDENT option, PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement

Identifiers, Identifiers

associating with variables, Data and Variables
rules for forming, Identifiers

IF statement, IF Statement, if-statement

nesting, Nested IF Statements

IGNORE option (READ), READ Statement

IGNORE_LINE_MARKS ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Immediate containment, Containment

Implementation-defined values, Implementation-Defined Values and Features

IN option

ALLOCATE statement, Allocation in Areas

INDEXED ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

INDEX_NUMBER ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

INDEX_NUMBER option (READ), READ Statement

Infix operator, Operators and Operands

INFORM built-in function, INFORM

Informational messages, %INFORM

INITIAL attribute, INITIAL Attribute

with arrays, Initializing Arrays
with structures, Initializing Structures

INITIAL_FILL ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Input

record, Record I/O

READ statement, READ Statement

stream, Execution of the GET Statement

GET statement, Input by the GET Statement
rules for specifying, Specifying Input Data

INPUT attribute, INPUT Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options

Input/Output

area, Reading and Writing Areas

format lists, FORMAT Statement

record files, Record I/O

statements

DELETE, DELETE Statement
GET, Input by the GET Statement
LOCATErecord, LOCATE Statement (IBM Dialect Only)
PUT, Output by the PUT Statement
READ, READ Statement
REWRITE, REWRITE Statement
WRITE, WRITE Statement

stream files, Stream I/O

terminal, Terminal I/O

Insertion of picture character, Insertion Characters (, . / B)

INT built-in function, Summary of Data Types, Dialects - ansi, dec

INT pseudovariable, FLOAT Attribute, Dialects - ansi, dec

Integer data overflow condition, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition

Integer expression, restricted, AREA Attribute, BIT Attribute, Comparing Noncomputational Data

Integers

constant, Fixed-Point Binary Data
fixed-point binary, Fixed-Point Binary Data
fixed-point decimal, Fixed-Point Decimal Data
maximum values, Fixed-Point Binary Data

Internal

procedures, Procedure Blocks
value, obtaining, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
variables, Internal Variables

INTERNAL attribute, INTERNAL Attribute

Interrupts, handling, ON Statement, READ Statement

Iteration factor

INITIAL attribute, INITIAL Attribute, Initializing Arrays
initializing array, Iteration Factors
picture, Iteration Factor (n)
with format item, Format Specifications, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

K

KEY condition, KEY Condition

determining key that caused, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
signaled, Establishing ON-Units, READ Statement, WRITE Statement, DELETE Statement, REWRITE Statement, LOCATE Statement (IBM Dialect Only)

KEY option

DELETE statement, DELETE Statement
READ statement, READ Statement
REWRITE statement, REWRITE Statement

KEYED attribute, KEYED Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options

KEYFROM option (WRITE), WRITE Statement, LOCATE Statement (IBM Dialect Only)

KEYTO option (READ), READ Statement

Keyword statements, Simple Statements

Keywords, Keywords, Alphabetic Summary of Keywords

not supported, Keywords Not Supported
recognition from context, Keywords

L

LABEL attribute, LABEL Attribute

Labels, Label Data

array constant, Label Array Constants

constant, Label Data

data

in relational expression, Comparing Noncomputational Data
VARIABLE attribute, VARIABLE Attribute

restrictions, Label Variables

subscripted, Label Array Constants

transferring control to, GOTO Statement

value, EXTERNAL Attribute, Label Values, Dialects - ansi, dec

operations, Label Values

variable, Label Variables

declaring, LABEL Attribute
internal representation, Internal Representation of Label Variables

LBOUND built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

LEAVE statement, LEAVE Statement, leave-statement

Left-to-right equivalence, Matching by Left-to-Right Equivalence

LENGTH built-in function, Varying-Length Character String Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Level numbers, specifying, Structure Declarations and Attributes

Lexical elements

comments, Comments
identifiers, Identifiers
keywords, Keywords, Spaces, Tabs, and Line-End Characters
punctuation, Punctuation

LIKE attribute, LIKE Attribute, Member Attributes, Using the LIKE Attribute, Passing Arguments by Reference

Line end character, Spaces, Tabs, and Line-End Characters

LINE format item, LINE Format Item

Line numbers of files, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

LINE option, PUT statement, PUT LINE

LINE preprocessor built-in function, LINE

Line size

default, LINESIZE Option
specifying, LINESIZE Option

LINENO built-in function, Print File, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

LINESIZE option, LINESIZE Option

LIST option

GET statement, GET LIST
PUT statement, PUT LIST

Lists, in declarations, Multiple Simple Declarations

LOCATE statement, LOCATE Statement (IBM Dialect Only), locate-statement (ibm dialect only)

Locator qualifiers, Referring to Based Variables, Using the ALLOCATE Statement

LOG built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

LOG10 built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

LOG2 built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Logarithm

computing base 10, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
computing base 2, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
computing natural, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Logical expressions, Logical Operators

evaluation, Logical Operators

Logical operators, Punctuation, Logical Operators

AND, AND
AND THEN, AND THEN
EXCLUSIVE OR, EXCLUSIVE OR
NOT, Operators and Operands, NOT
OR, OR
OR ELSE, OR ELSE

LOW built-in function, LOW

M

MAIN option in PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement

Main procedure, Procedure Blocks

Major structures

restriction on INITIAL, Initializing Structures

Mantissa, Floating-Point Constants

Matching

based variable references, Data-Type Matching for Based Variables
parameter and argument, Argument Matching

MATCH_NEXT option

READ statement, READ Statement

MATCH_NEXT_EQUAL option(READ), READ Statement

Mathematical built-in functions

ACOS, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ASIN, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ATAN, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ATAND, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ATANH, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
COS, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
COSD, Entry Data, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
COSH, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ERF, Dialects - ibm
ERFC, Dialects - ibm
evaluation of, Built-In Function Arguments
EXP, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
LOG, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
LOG10, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
LOG2, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
SIN, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
SIND, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
SINH, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
SQRT, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
TAN, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
TAND, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
TANH, STATIC Attribute, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

MAX built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

MAXIMUM_RECORD_NUMBER ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

MAXIMUM_RECORD_SIZE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

MAXLENGTH built-in function, Varying-Length Character String Variables, MAXLENGTH

MEMBER attribute, MEMBER Attribute

Member attributes, Attributes, Member Attributes, Member Attributes

LIKE, Using the LIKE Attribute
REFER, Using the REFER Option, Conversion of Operands in Nonarithmetic Operations
TYPE, Using the TYPE Attribute
UNION, Using The UNION Attribute On Structure Declarations

Memory, locating variables in, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Messages

compiler, Implicit Conversion During Assignment
diagnostic, ENTRY Statement, %ERROR, %FATAL, %INFORM, %WARN

MIN built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Minor structure

restriction on INITIAL, Initializing Structures

Minus sign (-)

picture character, Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)
prefix operator, Operators and Operands

MOD built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

MOD preprocessor built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Month, current, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm, Dialects - ansi, dec

MULTIBLOCK_COUNT ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

MULTIBUFFER_COUNT ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Multiple entry points, Multiple Entry Points

MULTIPLY built-in function, MULTIPLY

N

NAME condition, NAME Condition (IBM Dialect Only)

Names

declaring, DECLARE Statement
rules for identifiers, Identifiers
scope, Blocks

Nesting

%INCLUDE statement, Restrictions
DO-group, DO Groups and Statements
IF statement, Nested IF Statements
of blocks, Containment
SELECT statements, Nested SELECT Statements

Next record, Position Information for a Record File

Nine (9) picture character, Digit Characters (9, Z, *, Y)

Noncomputational data type attributes, Noncomputational Data Type Attributes

Nonlocal GOTO, Replication Factor for Bit-String Constants, Terminating Procedures, Nonlocal GOTO

Nonmatching based variable reference, Nonmatching Based Variable References

NONRECURSIVE option

ENTRY statement, ENTRY Statement, %FATAL
PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement

NONVARYING attribute, Restriction

NOT operator, Operators and Operands, NOT

NO_SHARE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Null argument list, Functions and Function References

NULL built-in function, Referring to Based Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Null statement, Simple Statements, Null Statement, null-statement

in ON-unit, Contents of an ON-Unit
multiple labeled, Examples

O

OFFSET attribute, OFFSET Attribute, Offset Data

OFFSET built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Offset variables

converting to pointer, Conversions Between Offsets and Pointers, POINTER
declaring, Offset Data
in relational expressions, Comparing Noncomputational Data

Offsets, Data Types Used with Based Variables

ON conditions, Condition Handling

ANYCONDITION, ANYCONDITION Condition
ENDFILE, ENDFILE Condition
FIXEDOVERFLOW, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition
UNDEFINEDFILE, UNDEFINEDFILE Condition
UNDERFLOW, UNDERFLOW Condition
VAXCONDITION, VAXCONDITION Condition
ZERODIVIDE, ZERODIVIDE Condition

ON statement, ON Statement, READ Statement, on-statement

ON-units

completion, Completion of ON-Units
default PL/I, Default PL/I ON-Unit
invalid statements in, Contents of an ON-Unit
multiple statements in, BEGIN Statement
restoring default handling, REVERT Statement
scope, Establishing ON-Units, WRITE Statement
to handle any condition, ANYCONDITION Condition

ONCHAR built-in function, ONCHAR

ONCHAR pseudovariable, ONCHAR Pseudovariable

ONCODE built-in function, Order of Assignment and Output for Multidimensional Arrays, KEY Condition, UNDEFINEDFILE Condition, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

ONFILE built-in function, Order of Assignment and Output for Multidimensional Arrays, ENDFILE Condition, ENDPAGE Condition, KEY Condition, UNDEFINEDFILE Condition, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

ONKEY built-in function, Using GET and PUT Statements with Array Variables, KEY Condition, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

ONLOC built-in function, Dialects - ibm

ONSOURCE built-in function, ONSOURCE

ONSOURCE pseudovariable, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

OPEN statement, Opening a File, open-statement

LINESIZE option, LINESIZE Option
PAGESIZE option, PAGESIZE Option
TITLE option, TITLE Option

Opening a file, Opening a File

creating, Creating a File
effects, Effects of Opening a File
file positioning, File Positioning
implied attributes, Establishing the File's Attributes

Operands, Operators and Operands

conversion of, Data Type Conversion of Operands and Expressions

Operations

arithmetic, Arithmetic Data

data type of result, Derived Data Types for Arithmetic Operations
required operands, Operators and Operands

bit-string, Logical Operators

Boolean

defining, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

comparison

required operands, Operators and Operands

concatenation

required operands, Operators and Operands

logical

AND, AND
AND THEN, AND THEN
EXCLUSIVE OR operator, EXCLUSIVE OR
NOT, NOT
OR, OR
OR ELSE, OR ELSE
required operands, Operators and Operands

nonarithmetic, Using the REFER Option, Conversion of Operands in Nonarithmetic Operations

relational operands, Operators and Operands

Operators, Operators and Operands

arithmetic, Arithmetic Operators
concatenation, Concatenation Operator
infix, Operators and Operands
logical, Logical Operators
precedence, Precedence of Operators and Expression Evaluation, Expressions and Data Conversions
prefix, Operators and Operands
relational, Relational Operators

OPTIONAL attribute, OPTIONAL Attribute (Dec and Ansi Dialects Only)

OPTIONS option

DELETE statement, DELETE Statement
GET statement, Syntax Summary of the GET Statement
PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement
PUT statement, Syntax Summary of the PUT Statement
READ statement, READ Statement
REWRITE statement, REWRITE Statement
WRITE statement, WRITE Statement

OR

exclusive, Examples
operator, OR

OR ELSE operator, OR ELSE

OTHERWISE clause, SELECT Statement

Output

PUT statement, Output by the PUT Statement
record, Record I/O
REWRITE statement, REWRITE Statement
stream, Execution of the PUT Statement
to line printer, Print File
to terminal, Print File
WRITE statement, WRITE Statement

OUTPUT attribute, OUTPUT Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options

Overflow

fixed-point data, FIXEDOVERFLOW Condition
floating-point data, OVERFLOW Condition

OVERFLOW condition, OVERFLOW Condition

Overlay defining, String Overlay Defining

matching based variables by, Matching by Overlay Defining
POSITION attribute, POSITION Attribute
rules for, Rules for Overlay Defining

OWNER_GROUP ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

OWNER_ID ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

OWNER_MEMBER ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

OWNER_PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

P

P format item, Examples, P Format Item, %do-statement

Padding

bit-string, Arithmetic to Bit-String Assignments
character-string, Assignments to Character-String Variables

PAGE format item, PAGE Format Item, Print File

PAGE option of PUT statement, PUT PAGE

Page size

default, PAGESIZE Option
specifying, PAGESIZE Option

PAGENO pseudovariable, Dialects - ansi, dec

Pages, end-of-page condition, ENDPAGE Condition

PAGESIZE option, PAGESIZE Option

PARAMETER attribute, PARAMETER Attribute

Parameter descriptors, Parameters and Arguments

VALUE attribute in, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value

Parameters, Parameters and Arguments

arrays, Program Format, Array Parameters

character strings, Character-String Parameters

declaring, Rules for Specifying Parameters

matching with arguments, Argument Matching

maximum number allowed, Fixed-Point Decimal Variables, Rules for Specifying Parameters

passing

structures, Structure Parameters

relationship to arguments, Parameters and Arguments

rules for specifying, Rules for Specifying Parameters

specifying in PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement

structures, Passing Structure Variables as Arguments

Parent activation, Relationship of Block Activations

Period (.) picture character, Insertion Characters (, . / B)

PICTURE attribute, PICTURE Attribute

Picture characters, Picture Characters

asterisk (*), Digit Characters (9, Z, *, Y)
B, Insertion Characters (, . / B)
comma (,), Insertion Characters (, . / B)
credit (CR), Credit (CR) and Debit (DB) Characters
debit (DB), Credit (CR) and Debit (DB) Characters
dollar ($), Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)
encoded-sign, Encoded-Sign Characters (T, I, R)
exponent(K and E), Exponent Characters (K and E)
I, Encoded-Sign Characters (T, I, R)
minus(-), Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)
nine (9), Digit Characters (9, Z, *, Y)
period (.), Insertion Characters (, . / B)
plus (+), Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)
R, Encoded-Sign Characters (T, I, R)
S, Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)
scaling factor (F), Scaling Factor Character (F([+ or -] n))
slash (/), Insertion Characters (, . / B)
T, Encoded-Sign Characters (T, I, R)
V, Decimal Place Character (V)
Y, Digit Characters (9, Z, *, Y)
Z, Digit Characters (9, Z, *, Y)

Pictured variables, The Internal Representation of Pictured Variables

Pictures, Examples, %do-statement

character, Picture Characters

character data, Character Pictured Data

converting from other types, Assignments to Pictured Variables

converting to arithmetic, Pictured to Arithmetic Conversions

converting to bit-string, Pictured to Bit-String Conversions

converting to character-string, Pictured to Character-String Conversion

drifting characters, Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)

editing by, Editing by Picture

extracting value from, Extracting Values from Pictured Data

format item, P Format Item

iteration factor in, Iteration Factor (n)

numeric data, Numeric Pictured Data

specification, Numeric Pictured Data

summary of characters, Picture Characters

PL/I keywords not supported, Keywords Not Supported

PLIRETV built-in function, Dialects - ibm

Plus sign (+)

picture character, Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)
prefix operator, Operators and Operands

POINTER attribute, POINTER Attribute

POINTER built-in function, POINTER

Pointer data, Pointer Data

Pointers, Data Types Used with Based Variables

converting to offset, Conversions Between Offsets and Pointers, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

data

in relational expression, AREA Attribute, Comparing Noncomputational Data
internal representation, Internal Representation of Pointer Data

null value, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

obtaining values, Referring to Based Variables

passing as actual arguments, Passing Arguments by Reference

setting values

ADDR built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ALLOCATE statement, Area Data, ALLOCATE Statement
SET option of READ, ON Statement, READ Statement, LOCATE Statement (IBM Dialect Only)

valid value, Referring to Based Variables

POSINT built-in function, POSINT

POSINT pseudovariable, Dialects - ansi, dec

POSITION attribute, POSITION Attribute, Defined Variables

Position file

following DELETE, File Positioning Following a DELETE Statement
following LOCATE, File Positioning Following a LOCATE Statement
following READ, File Positioning Following a READ Statement
following REWRITE, File Positioning Following a REWRITE Statement
following WRITE, File Positioning Following a WRITE Statement
record files, Position Information for a Record File
stream I/O, Processing and Positioning of Stream Files

Position string, stream I/O, Processing and Positioning of Character Strings

Precedence of operations, Precedence of Operators and Expression Evaluation, Expressions and Data Conversions

Precision

arithmetic data types, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types

default, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types

fixed-point decimal, Fixed-Point Decimal Constants

for floating-point data, Floating-Point Data Formats

pictured variables

defined by drifting characters, Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)

PRECISION attribute, PRECISION Attribute, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types

PRECISION built-in function, PRECISION

Prefix operator, Operators and Operands

Preprocessor built-in functions, Preprocessor Built-In Functions

Preprocessor statements, Preprocessor Statements

%ACTIVATE, %ACTIVATE
%DEACTIVATE, %DEACTIVATE
%DECLARE, %DECLARE
%DO, %DO
%END, %END
%ERROR, %ERROR
%FATAL, ENTRY Statement, %FATAL
%GOTO, %GOTO
%IF, %IF
%INCLUDE, %INCLUDE
%INFORM, %INFORM
%Null, % (Null)
%PROCEDURE, %PROCEDURE
%REPLACE, Connected and Unconnected Arrays, %REPLACE Statement
%RETURN, %PROCEDURE, %RETURN Statement, %replace-statement
%WARN, %WARN
assignment, %Assignment Statement
conditions in, Using Condition Prefixes (IBM Dialect Only)

Preprocessor, about, Preprocessor, Preprocessor

PRINT attribute, PRINT Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options

Print file, Print File

declaring, PRINT Attribute

Printers

end-of-page, ENDPAGE Condition
output, Print File

PRINTER_FORMAT ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Priority of operations, Precedence of Operators and Expression Evaluation, Expressions and Data Conversions

PRN-format carriage control, Print File

PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement, procedure-statement

label restriction, Label Array Constants
to define a procedure, Procedure Blocks

Procedures, Procedure Blocks, Procedures

blocks, Blocks

declarations, PROCEDURE Statement

outside procedures, Declarations Outside Procedures

entry points, Entry Values, Specifying Entry Points, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

external, Procedure Blocks, Calling External and Internal Procedures

declaring, EXTERNAL Attribute, Label Values, Dialects - ansi, dec

IDENT option, PROCEDURE Statement

internal, Procedure Blocks

invoking, Procedure Blocks

with CALL statement, CALL Statement
with function reference, Functions and Function References

main procedure, Procedure Blocks

parameters of, Parameters and Arguments

returning from, RETURN Statement, Language Summary

terminating, Terminating Procedures

END statement, END Statement
STOP statement, STOP Statement, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

`main' as name for, EXTERNAL Attribute, PROCEDURE Statement

PROD built-in function, PROD

Programs

controlling execution, Program Control

documenting, Comments

elements of, Program Structure and Content

format of, Program Format

structure of, Program Format, Array Parameters

terminating

with END statement, END Statement
with STOP statement, STOP Statement

PROMPT option, Examples

Pseudovariables, Pseudovariables, Pseudovariables

INT, FLOAT Attribute, Dialects - ansi, dec
ONCHAR, ONCHAR Pseudovariable
ONSOURCE, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
PAGENO, Dialects - ansi, dec
SUBSTR, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
UNSPEC, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Punctuation marks, Punctuation

PUT statement, Input and Output, Output by the PUT Statement, put-statement

conversion of values, Contexts in which PL/I Converts Data
execution of, Execution of the PUT Statement
forms, Syntax Summary of the PUT Statement
options, Syntax Summary of the PUT Statement
PUT EDIT, PUT EDIT
PUT LINE, PUT LINE
PUT LIST, PUT LIST, Simple Output to a Terminal
PUT PAGE, PUT PAGE, Print File
PUT SKIP, PUT SKIP
PUT STRING, Examples

Q

Qualifying reference, based variable, Referring to Based Variables

R

R format item, R Format Item

R picture character, Encoded-Sign Characters (T, I, R)

RANK built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec

RANK preprocessor built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec

READ statement, Input and Output, READ Statement, read-statement

SET option, The SET Option of the READ Statement

READONLY attribute, READONLY Attribute, Built-In Subroutines

READ_AHEAD ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

READ_CHECK ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

RECORD attribute, RECORD Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options

RECORD condition, RECORD Condition (IBM Dialect Only)

Record files

access modes, Record I/O
attributes, Record I/O

Record I/O and unconnected arrays, Connected and Unconnected Arrays

Records

deleting from file, DELETE Statement

files, Record I/O

READ statement, READ Statement
READ with SET option, The SET Option of the READ Statement
updating, REWRITE Statement
writing records to, WRITE Statement

I/O, Record I/O

locating, LOCATE Statement (IBM Dialect Only)

reading, READ Statement

rewriting, REWRITE Statement

writing, WRITE Statement

RECORD_ID_ACCESS ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

RECORD_ID_FROM option(READ), READ Statement

RECORD_ID_TO option

WRITE statement, WRITE Statement

RECORD_ID_TO option(READ), READ Statement

RECURSIVE option

ENTRY statement, ENTRY Statement, %FATAL
PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement

REFER option, REFER Attribute, Member Attributes, Using the REFER Option, Conversion of Operands in Nonarithmetic Operations

REFERENCE attribute, REFERENCE Attribute

References

structure-qualified, Structure-Qualified References
to based variable, Referring to Based Variables

Relational operator, Punctuation, Relational Operators

REPEAT built-in function, Dialects - ibm

REPEAT option, DO statement, DO REPEAT

Repetition of format item, Format Specifications, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Replication factor, Replication of String Constants, Replication Factor for Bit-String Constants, Terminating Procedures

RESIGNAL built-in subroutine, Completion of ON-Units, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines

Restricted integer expression, AREA Attribute, BIT Attribute, Array Declarations, Comparing Noncomputational Data

RETRIEVAL_POINTERS ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

RETURN statement, RETURN Statement, Language Summary, return-statement

conversion of values, Contexts in which PL/I Converts Data
terminating procedures, Terminating Procedures

Returns

descriptor, RETURNS Attribute
value, RETURN Statement

RETURNS attribute, RETURNS Attribute

with ENTRY attribute, ENTRY Attribute

RETURNS option

ENTRY statement, ENTRY Statement
PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement, BEGIN Statement

REVERSE built-in function, REVERSE

REVERT statement, REVERT Statement, revert-statement

REVISION_DATE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

REWIND_ON_CLOSE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

REWIND_ON_OPEN ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

REWRITE statement, Input and Output, REWRITE Statement, rewrite-statement

SET option, The SET Option of the READ Statement

RISC calling standard extensions, Procedure-Calling and Condition-Handling Extensions

ROUND built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Row-major order, Order of Assignment and Output for Multidimensional Arrays, KEY Condition

S

S picture character, Drifting Characters ($, +, -, S)

S-floating format, Floating-Point Data Formats

SCALARVARYING ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options, READ Statement, WRITE Statement, REWRITE Statement

Scale factor, Fixed-Point Decimal Constants

binary, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types
decimal, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types
default, Precision and Scale of Arithmetic Data Types
of pictured variable, Decimal Place Character (V)

Scaling Factor (F) picture character, Scaling Factor Character (F([+ or -] n))

Scope

attributes, Attributes, Storage Class and Scope Attributes
INTERNAL attribute, INTERNAL Attribute
of internal variables, Internal Variables
of names, Blocks
of ON-unit, Search Path for ON-Units
of static variables, Static Variables

SEARCH built-in function, SEARCH

SELECT statement, SELECT Statement, select-statement

Select-expression, SELECT Statement

Semicolon (;), as null statement, Null Statement

SEQUENTIAL attribute, SEQUENTIAL Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options, SKIP Format Item

Sequential files, SEQUENTIAL Attribute, SKIP Format Item

SET option

ALLOCATE statement, Allocation in Areas, ALLOCATE Statement

example, Simple Statements, Using the ALLOCATE Statement

READ statement, ON Statement, READ Statement, LOCATE Statement (IBM Dialect Only)

example, The SET Option of the READ Statement

Shared storage, Storage Sharing

SHARED_READ ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

SHARED_WRITE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

SIGN built-in function, SIGN

SIGNAL statement, SIGNAL Statement, signal-statement

Simple statement, Simple Statements

SIN built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

SIND built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Single-precision floating point, Floating-Point Data Formats

SINH built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

SIZE built-in function, SIZE

SIZE condition, SIZE Condition (IBM Dialect Only)

SKIP format item, SEQUENTIAL Attribute, SKIP Format Item

SKIP option, Syntax Summary of the PUT Statement

GET statement, GET SKIP
PUT statement, PUT SKIP

Slash (/) picture character, Insertion Characters (, . / B)

SOME built-in function, SOME

Source program format, Program Format

Spaces, Spaces, Tabs, and Line-End Characters

SPOOL ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

SQRT (Square root) built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

STATEMENT option(%PROCEDURE statement), Using the STATEMENT Option

Statements, Statements

alphabetic summary, Summary of Statements by Function

preprocessor, Preprocessor Statements

compound, Compound Statements

condition prefix, Condition Prefixes (IBM Dialect Only)

format, Statement Formats, Statement Format

functional summary, Summary of Statements by Function

label, Label Data

labels, Statement Labels

simple, Simple Statements

assignment, Simple Statements, Using the ALLOCATE Statement
keyword, Simple Statements
null, Simple Statements

syntax of, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value, Statements, write-statement

STATIC attribute, STATIC Attribute, Static Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

implied, EXTERNAL Attribute
implied by INTERNAL, External Variables

Static variables, entry value, Entry Variables

STOP statement, STOP Statement, stop-statement

terminating subroutines or functions, Terminating Procedures

Storage

allocating

for a based variable, ALLOCATE Statement
for a controlled variable, ALLOCATE Statement
for a static variable, STATIC Attribute, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
for an automatic variable, AUTOMATIC Attribute
within areas, Area Data, ALLOCATE Statement

attributes, Attributes, Storage Class and Scope Attributes

automatic, Automatic Variables

based variables, BASED Attribute, Based Variables

bit string, Internal Representation of Bit Data

built-in functions

ADDR, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
ALLOCATION, ALLOCATION
BYTESIZE, Dialects - ansi, dec
EMPTY, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
NULL, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
OFFSET, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
POINTER, POINTER
SIZE, SIZE

class, Storage Classes

default, Automatic Variables
extensions to the standard, Procedure-Calling and Condition-Handling Extensions

defined, DEFINED Attribute, Defined Variables

example of allocation, Using the ALLOCATE Statement

freeing, Area Variables in Expressions, FREE Statement

internal variables, INTERNAL Attribute

locating with ADDR, Using the ADDR Built-in Function

maximum size of data object, Storage Classes

setting null pointer, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

sharing, Storage Sharing

specifying READONLY variable, READONLY Attribute, Built-In Subroutines

static, Static Variables

Storage built-in functions

CURRENTSTORAGE, Dialects - ibm
STORAGE, Dialects - ibm

STORAGE condition, STORAGE Condition

Storage sharing

with based variables, Storage Sharing
with defined variables, Storage Sharing
with parameters, Storage Sharing
with unions, Storage Sharing

STREAM attribute, STREAM Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options

Stream files, STREAM Attribute

access modes, Stream I/O
associating with terminal, Terminal I/O
attributes, Stream I/O
GET statement, Input by the GET Statement
I/O processing, Stream I/O
PUT statement, Output by the PUT Statement

Stream input, Execution of the GET Statement

Stream output, Execution of the PUT Statement

STRING built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

String handling

built-in functions

BOOL, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
COLLATE, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
COPY, EXTERNAL Attribute, Label Values, Dialects - ansi, dec
EVERY, EVERY
HIGH, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
LENGTH, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
LOW, LOW
MAXLENGTH, MAXLENGTH
REPEAT, Dialects - ibm
REVERSE, REVERSE
SEARCH, SEARCH
SOME, SOME
STRING, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
SUBSTR, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
TRANSLATE, Format Specifications, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
TRIM, TRIM

concatenation operator, Concatenation Operator

replication factor, Replication Factor for Bit-String Constants, Terminating Procedures

SUBSTR pseudovariable, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

String Handling

built-in functions

VERIFY, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

STRING pseudovariable, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

STRINGRANGE condition, STRINGRANGE Condition

Strings

alignment, Alignment of Character Strings
bit, Bit-String Data
constant, Character String Constants
converting, Built-In Conversion Functions
defining overlays, Rules for Overlay Defining
fixed-length, Fixed-Length Character String Variables
replicating constants, Replication of String Constants
varying-length, Varying-Length Character String Variables

STRINGSIZE condition, STRINGSIZE Condition (IBM Dialect Only)

STRUCTURE attribute, STRUCTURE Attribute

Structures, Structures

concatenating with STRING, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

declaration, Structure Declarations

declaring, Structure Declarations and Attributes

as parameters, Structure Parameters

dimensioned, Connected and Unconnected Arrays

in an array, Arrays of Structures

in assignment statements, Structure-Qualified References

level numbers, Structure Declarations and Attributes

major, Structure Declarations and Attributes, Initializing Structures, Structure-Qualified References

minor, Structure Declarations and Attributes, Initializing Structures, Structure-Qualified References

naturally aligned, Internal Representation of Aggregate Data

passing as arguments, Passing Structure Variables as Arguments, Structure Parameters

referring to members, Structure-Qualified References

structure-qualified reference, Structure-Qualified References

unaligned, Internal Representation of Aggregate Data

union, Using The UNION Attribute On Structure Declarations

Subroutines

CALL statement, CALL Statement
external, Calling External and Internal Procedures
file-handling, Built-In Subroutines
summary, Built-In Subroutines, Built-In Subroutines
terminating, Terminating Procedures

SUBSCRIPTRANGE condition, SUBSCRIPTRANGE Condition

Subscripts, References to Individual Elements

label, Label Array Constants
refering to array of structures, Arrays of Structures that Contain Arrays
variable, References to Individual Elements

SUBSTR built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

SUBSTR pseudovariable, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Substrings

obtaining, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm
overlay, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

SUBTRACT built-in function, SUBTRACT

SUM built-in function, SUM

Summary of PL/I language features, RETURN Statement, Language Summary, Built-In Subroutines

SUPERSEDE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Symbols, global, GLOBALDEF Attribute, GLOBALREF Attribute

SYSIN default file, Terminal I/O

SYSOUT default file, Terminal I/O

SYSPRINT default file, Terminal I/O

SYSTEM_PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

T

T picture character, Encoded-Sign Characters (T, I, R)

T-floating format, Floating-Point Data Formats

TAB format item

definition, TAB Format Item

Tabs, Spaces, Tabs, and Line-End Characters

TAN built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

TAND built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

TANH built-in function, STATIC Attribute, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Terminal I/O, Terminal I/O, Print File

Termination

END statement, END Statement
of procedures, Terminating Procedures
STOP statement, STOP Statement

Text, including, %INCLUDE

TIME built-in function, TIME

Time of day, Dialects - ansi, dec

obtaining, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

Timekeeping

built-in functions

DATETIME, DATETIME

Timekeeping built-in functions

DATE, DATE
DATETIME, Dialects - ansi, dec
TIME, TIME

TITLE option, TITLE Option, Determining the File Specification

in files, Accessing an Existing File

to bit-string, Character-String to Bit-String Conversions

Transfer control

GOTO statement, GOTO Statement
LEAVE statement, LEAVE Statement

TRANSLATE built-in function, Format Specifications, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

TRANSLATE preprocessor built-in function, TRANSLATE

TRANSMIT condition, TRANSMIT Condition (IBM Dialect Only)

TRIM built-in function, TRIM

TRIM preprocessor built-in function, TRIM

TRUNC built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

TRUNCATE attribute, TRUNCATE Attribute

TRUNCATE ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

Truncation

of bit-string, Arithmetic to Bit-String Assignments
of character-string, Assignments to Character-String Variables
of decimal value, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

TYPE attribute, TYPE Attribute, Member Attributes

U

UNALIGNED attribute, UNALIGNED Attribute

UNBUFFERED attribute, BUFFERED and UNBUFFERED Attributes (IBM Dialect Only), UNBUFFERED Attribute (IBM Dialect Only)

Unconnected arrays, Connected and Unconnected Arrays, %REPLACE Statement

UNDEFINEDFILE condition, UNDEFINEDFILE Condition, Accessing an Existing File

UNDERFLOW condition, UNDERFLOW Condition

UNDERFLOW option

PROCEDURE statement, PROCEDURE Statement

UNION attribute, UNION Attribute, Using The UNION Attribute On Structure Declarations

UNSPEC built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

UNSPEC pseudovariable, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

UNTIL option, DO UNTIL

UPDATE attribute, UPDATE Attribute, File Description Attributes and Options

Updating file

rewriting record, REWRITE Statement

Updating files

deleting records, DELETE Statement

User-generated diagnostic messages, User-Generated Diagnostic Messages

%ERROR, %ERROR
%FATAL, ENTRY Statement, %FATAL
%INFORM, %INFORM
%WARN, %WARN

USER_OPEN ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

using with based variables, Data Types Used with Based Variables

V

V picture character, Decimal Place Character (V)

VALID built-in function, Assigning Values to Pictured Variables

VALUE attribute, VALUE Attribute, External Variables

parameter descriptor, Passing Arguments by Immediate Value

Values

implementation-defined standard, Implementation-Defined Values and Features
passing by argument, VALUE Attribute

VARIABLE attribute, VARIABLE Attribute

VARIABLE option

ENTRY attribute, ENTRY Attribute

Variables, Data and Variables

area, Area Data

assigning value to, Assignment Statement

automatic, AUTOMATIC Attribute, Automatic Variables

based, BASED Attribute, Based Variables

associating with storage, Based Variables
example, Examples of Based Variables
referring to, Referring to Based Variables

bit-string, Bit-String Variables

character string, Character-String Variables

declaring, Data and Variables, DECLARE Statement

defined, Defined Variables

criteria for declaring, Defined Variables

entry, Entry Variables, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

external, External Variables

file, File Variables, File Variables

fixed-point decimal, Fixed-Point Decimal Variables, Rules for Specifying Parameters

in begin blocks, BEGIN Statement

initializing, INITIAL Attribute

internal, Internal Variables

label, Label Variables

internal representation, Internal Representation of Label Variables

localizing, Begin Blocks, PROCEDURE Statement, BEGIN Statement

offset

assigning values to, Offset Data
declaring, Offset Data

pictured, The Internal Representation of Pictured Variables

assigning values to, Assigning Values to Pictured Variables
extracting values from, Extracting Values from Pictured Data

preprocessor, Preprocessor

static, Static Variables

using as subscripts, References to Individual Elements

VARIANT preprocessor built-in function, VARIANT

VARYING attribute, VARYING Attribute

VAX calling standard extensions, Procedure-Calling and Condition-Handling Extensions

VAXCONDITION condition, VAXCONDITION Condition

VERIFY built-in function, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm

W

WARN preprocessor built-in function, WARN

Warning messages, %WARN

data conversion, Implicit Conversion During Assignment

WHEN clause, SELECT Statement

WHILE option, DO statement, DO WHILE

WORLD_PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

WRITE statement, Input and Output, WRITE Statement, write-statement

WRITE_BEHIND ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

WRITE_CHECK ENVIRONMENT option, Summary of Options

X

X format item, X Format Item
XOR operation, Examples

Y

Y picture character, Digit Characters (9, Z, *, Y)
Year, current, Dialects - ansi, dec, ibm, Dialects - ansi, dec

Z

Z picture character, Digit Characters (9, Z, *, Y)
ZERODIVIDE condition, ZERODIVIDE Condition