Procedure Modules › Moving Variable-length Data (CULLUS45) › What You Can Do

What You Can Do

You can use CULLUS45 to move variable-length data, such as input record trailers, from one location to another. You can move incoming variable-length data to a series of fixed-length work fields or to a fixed part of a dummy input buffer area.

CULLUS45 has the following special features:

• It can send data to a receiving field that is larger than the sending field by using a fill character to occupy the unused portion.
• It can manipulate the sending and receiving fields without repeatedly specifying explicit data locations. CULLUS45 can keep its place across repeated fields after the location of the initial sending and receiving field is established.
• It will access previous values of an argument if four cent signs enclosed in single quotation marks ('¢¢¢¢') are coded in the argument list. This is particularly useful if the argument value has been changed to accommodate some other procedure module.

  Note: The hex value of '¢¢¢¢' must be x'4A4A4A4A'. Some non-U.S. character sets default the cent sign to an alternate hex value.