INITIALIZE
Sets numeric fields to zero and character fields to spaces according to their types — unlike MOVE ZEROES to a group, which writes character zeros across every byte.
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COBOL basics: PICTURE clauses and how data is stored
Sets numeric fields to zero and character fields to spaces according to their types — unlike MOVE ZEROES to a group, which writes character zeros across every byte.
See it in context
COBOL basics: PICTURE clauses and how data is stored