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Main Coding Rules

The SYSIN01 parameters must be coded according to the same rules that are used in coding standard SYSIN instream information. Thus, among the most important rules to be observed when coding SYSIN01 parameters are the following:

• Parameter data can span multiple lines as long as a plus sign (+) is placed at the end of each line to be continued and that the continuation line starts in columns 2 through 16.
• Each new parameter must start in column one.
• Parameter values with embedded spaces, quotes, or a plus sign (+) followed by a space, which would indicate a continuation line, must be enclosed in either single or double quotes. The single or double quotes, if used, must delimit the beginning and end of each line of the parameter value.