Re: Tab delimiter

X"09" is certainly the correct way to specify a HEX character. If that still
doesn't work, you could use the special-names paragraph to define a
special-character.

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Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
<hmitchell@xxxxx> wrote in message
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Dear guys,
I used frequently UNSTRING identifier DELIMITED BY "," with success.
Now, it is the first time I am trying to unstring a tab delimited file.
I tried DELIMITED BY X"09"; ...X"9"...X'9'...X'09'...TAB...without
success. In the best scenario, it only unstrings the 1rst. field.
Currently, I am using Fujitsu COBOL85.
When I compile using "X9" or X'9' or X'09' this is the error:
JMN1028I-S NUMBER OF HEXADECIMAL CHARACTERS(0 THROUGH 9 AND A THROUGH
F) OF HEXADECIMAL NONNUMERIC LITERAL MUST BE MULTIPLE OF 2. ZERO IS
ADDED TO THE LAST CHARACTER.
I will appreciate if anyone can help me.
Thanks



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