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Syntax

OUTPUT [expression-1] [COL(expression)] [SKIP]

where:

expression-1

Specifies an expression that determines the data to be written to the output file.

COL(expression)

Specifies an expression that determines the position to which expression-1 is written.

A value of 1 represents the first position of the output record. If this value is less than the current column position, the current output record is written to the output file, and expression-1 is placed in the new output record.

SKIP

Causes the current output record to be written to the output file.

The data from each OUTPUT control statement is queued contiguously in the output record. The output record is written under the following conditions:

• Statement processing has completed processing for a given database record, and the next OUTPUT control statement does not specify the COL operand.
• The COL operand is specified with a value less than the current column position.
• The output record size is exceeded.
• OUTPUT directs the output record to be written (SKIP parameter).

The data written to the output record is written in its internal format. This circumstance can be altered by use of the EDIT function or by moving the data to a defined field.