*LL (DISK I/O)

ANSI

*LL

For output instructions this disk I/O control forces use of only the Logical String of variables. This control affects all variables remaining in the list. For instance, if a variable were as follows:

Only `cdefghijkl' without leading or trailing spaces is transferred. This control affects all variables remaining in the list or until an *PL control is executed.

For input instructions, the Form Pointer is set to one (1) and the Length Pointer is set to the last non-blank character transferred. If an input instruction only yielded 10 characters for a 19 byte field, the following results would occur:

The Form Pointer is set to one (1) and the Length Pointer is set to 10 (the last non-blank character transferred) while the rest of the variable is blank-filled through the Physical Length of 19.

See Also: List Controls (Disk I/O), Disk I/O Instructions