Operand

Explanation

varname

Specifies the name of the transient variable defined in the VDEFINE command.

n

Specifies the length of the variable. The default length is eight.

TYPE=

Specifies the type of variable defined in the VDEFINE command. Must specify CHAR, UPCHAR, NUM, BIN, or HEX.

CHAR

Indicates that the variable is a character variable.

UPCHAR

Indicates that the variable is an uppercase character variable.

NUM

Indicates that the variable is a numeric variable.

BIN

Indicates that the variable is a binary variable.

HEX

Indicates that the variable is a hexadecimal variable.

NOTRUNC

Indicates that any trailing blanks in the variable will not be deleted when variable substitution takes place. This operand can be used only with the CHAR and UPCHAR operands.