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Ch 9. Output Specifications [ HP RPG/iX Reference Manual ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


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Chapter 9  Output Specifications 

For each output, update, and combined file in a program, you must enter
an Output Specification.

The Output Specification describes:

   *   The records to be written to the output file.  (Use the Record
       Description Fields, columns 7-31, to enter record information.)

   *   The formats and locations of fields in the output records.  (Use
       the Field Description Fields, columns 23-70, to enter field
       information.)

The Output Specification is identified by an O in column 6:
___________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                 |
|                1         2         3         4         5         6         7    |
|            678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234|
|              _______________________________________________________            |
|                                                                                 |
|            O                                                                    |
|                                                                                 |
|                                                                                 |
___________________________________________________________________________________

          Figure 9-1.  The Output Specification 



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