Operand

Explanation

x

Specifies either U, V, or G, indicating what kind of variable is being defined.

varname

Specifies the name of the variable.

length

Specifies the length (in bytes) of the text string or numeric value that will be assigned to the variable. If you do not specify a length, ACL/E uses the default of eight (8).

TYPE=type

Specifies the type of variable, which can be:

CHAR - Mixed case characters.

UPCHAR - Uppercase characters.

NUM - Numeric characters.

BIN - Binary characters.

HEX - Hexadecimal characters.

When you specify either a CHAR or UPCHAR variable, you can also specify NOTRUNC, which specifies that trailing blanks in the variable will not be truncated when the variable is resolved.