Accessing Auxiliary Storage: FILE › The FILE Transaction and Menus › Change Data in the Work Area › Fill Part of the Work Area with a Character String

Fill Part of the Work Area with a Character String

To fill part of the WORK AREA with a character string, specify the following fields, and press Enter:

FUNC=CHGE
SUBFUNC=FILL
CHGELEN= length of area to be change
DATA= character string
DOC= starting position

Example

To move 30 spaces into locations 15 to 44, specify the following fields and press Enter:

FUNC=CHGE
SUBFUNC=FILL
CHGELEN=0030 		(or 001E for FORMAT=D)
DATA=C' ' 		(or X'40')
LOC=00015 		(or 000E for FORMAT=D)