Syntax:
>>-.---.--SYMBSTART--"integer"-------------><
+-/-+
Parameters:
|
integer
|
The number to be used. |
Properties:
| Default: |
SYMBSTART"1" (Dialect) |
| Phase: |
Syntax check |
| $SET: |
Initial |
Example:
With SYMBSTART"1", the COBOL statement:
symbolic characters bee is 67
declares a symbolic character bee representing "B" since, counting from 1, "B" is the 67th character in the ASCII collating sequence. With SYMBSTART"0", bee represents "C".
Comments:
For ANSI conformance use SYMBSTART"1"; for compatibility with previous products use SYMBSTART"0".