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%Editc()

Function. Edit Value Using Edit Code.

Usage: %EDITC(numeric-expression:editcode :fill-symbol)

%Editflt()

Function. Convert to Floating Point External Representation.

Usage: %EDITFLT(numeric-expression)

%Editw()

Function. Edit Value Using Edit Word.

Usage: %EDITW(numeric-expression:editword)

/Eject

Compiler directive. Skip to next page of compiler listing.

Usage: /EJECT

%Elem()

Function. Get Number of Elements.

Usage: %ELEM(data-item)

Else

Operation code. Else.

Usage: ELSE ;

/Else

Compiler directive. Select source block to include if previous /If or /Elseif failed (conditional compilation). Used with /Define, /If, /Elseif, /Endif.

Usage: /ELSE

Elseif

Operation code. Else If.

Usage: ELSEIF(mr) logical-expression ;

/Elseif

Compiler directive. Test conditional expression, within an /If or /Elseif group (conditional compilation). Used with /Define, /Else, /If, /Endif.

Usage: /ELSEIF NOT DEFINED(condition | *CRTBNDRPG | *CRTRPGMOD | *VxRxMx | COMPILE_WINDOWS | COMPILE_JAVA)

Enbpfrcol

Keyword (H-spec). Enable performance collection.

Usage: ENBPFRCOL(*PEP|*ENTRYEXIT|*FULL)

Enddo

Operation code. End Do Group.

Usage: ENDDO ;

/End-exec

Compiler directive. End of embedded SQL statement.

Usage: Obsolete. Use semi-colon (;).

Endfor

Operation code. End For Group.

Usage: ENDFOR ;

/End-free

Compiler directive. End a free format calculation block.

Usage: /END-FREE

Endif

Operation code. End If Group.

Usage: ENDIF ;

/Endif

Compiler directive. End an /If source code block (conditional compilation). Used with /Define, /If, /Elseif, /Endif.

Usage: /ENDIF

Endmon

Operation code. End Monitor Group.

Usage: ENDMON ;

Endsl

Operation code. End Select Group.

Usage: ENDSL ;

Endsr

Operation code. End Subroutine.

Usage: ENDSR return-point ;

%Eof()

Function. Get End (Beginning) of File Status.

Usage: %EOF(file-name)

/Eof

Compiler directive. End of file for current source file.

Usage: /EOF

%Equal()

Function. Get Exact Match Status for SETLL Operation.

Usage: %EQUAL(file-name)

%Error

Function. Get Error Status.

Usage: %ERROR

Eval

Operation code. Evaluate Expression.

Usage: EVAL(hmr) assignment-expression ;

Evalr

Operation code. Evaluate Expression, Right Adjust.

Usage: EVALR(mr) assignment-expression ;

Eval-corr

Operation code. Assign corresponding subfields from one data structure to another.

Usage: EVAL-CORR(hmr) ds1 = ds2 ;

Except

Operation code. Perform Calculation Time Output.

Usage: EXCEPT except-name ;

Exec Sql

Compiler directive. Execute an embedded SQL statement. Used with /End-exec.

Usage: EXEC SQL sql-statement ;


Exfmt

Operation code. Write, Then Read Format.

Usage: EXFMT(e) format-name data-structure;

Export

Keyword (D-, P-spec). Field or procedure can be exported (i.e., used by another module).

Usage: EXPORT(external-name)

Expropts

Keyword (H-spec). Expression evaluation options.

Usage: EXPROPT(*MAXDIGITS|*RESDECPOS)

Exsr

Operation code. Invoke Subroutine.

Usage: EXSR subroutine-name ;

Extbinint

Keyword (H-spec). Use integer format for externally-described binary fields.

Usage: EXTBININT(*NO|*YES)

Extdesc

Keyword (F-spec). External name of file to use at compile time.

Usage: EXTDESC(file-name)

External Indicator

Indicator (U1-U8) that can be set by another program before a program is run, or changed by another program while the program is running.

Extfile

Keyword (F-spec). External name of file to open.

Usage: EXTFILE(file-name|*EXTDESC)

Extfld

Keyword (D-spec). Rename externally described subfield.

Usage: EXTFLD(field-name)

Extfmt

Keyword (D-spec). External data type.

Usage: EXTFMT(B|C|F|I|L|P|R|S|U)

Extind

Keyword (F-spec). External indicator.

Usage: EXTIND(*INU1-*INU8)

Extmbr

Keyword (F-spec). File member to open.

Usage: EXTMBR(member-name)

Extname

Keyword (D-spec). External file with field descriptions.

Usage: EXTNAME(file-name:format-name
:*ALL|*INPUT|*OUTPUT|*KEY)

Extpgm

Keyword (D-spec). External program name.

Usage: EXTPGM(pgm-name)

Extproc

Keyword (D-spec). External procedure name.

Usage: EXTPROC(proc-name)

Usage: EXTPROC(*CL|*CWIDEN|*CNOWIDEN|*JAVA:class-name :proc-name)

Extrct

Operation code. Extract From Date/Time/Timestamp.

Usage: Obsolete. Use %Subdt.

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