Step 2. Writing the Code

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Step 2. Writing the Code

You tell CA Culprit what to do and when to do it by coding instructions on CA Culprit parameters. You identify each CA Culprit parameter by a word or number you code in a specific column position.

A few general rules apply to all CA Culprit coding:

Enter code in uppercase letters.
Enter coding in the first ten columns in exactly the correct position
- Mnemonic code that describes input files starts in column 2:
```
IN  200 F 400

REC  EMP-NAME
```
- Numeric code starts in column 2:
```
0151*010 '   '
```
- Mnemonic code that indicates copying and modifying stored code starts in column 1:
```
USE

=COPY

=MACRO
=MEND
```
- Continuation lines start in column 1:
```
* ...
```
Entries following column 10 need not begin in a specific column, but must be separated by a comma or at least one space.