| Array/table input record length for
compile time |
Maximum length is 100 |
| Character field length |
The maximum length for
a fixed-length character field is 16773104. The maximum length for
a variable-length character field is 16773100. |
| Graphic or UCS-2 field length |
The maximum length for
a fixed-length graphic or UCS-2 field is 8386552. The maximum length
for a variable-length graphic or UCS-2 field is 8386550. |
| Control fields (position 63 and 64
of input specifications) length |
Maximum length is 256 |
| Named data structure length |
Maximum of 16773104 |
| Unnamed data structure length |
Maximum of 16773104 |
| Data structure occurrences
(number of) |
Maximum of 16773104 per data structure;
the maximum total size is 16773104. |
| Edit Word |
Maximum length of 115 |
| Elements in an array/table (DIM keyword
on the definition specifications) |
Maximum of 16773104 per
array; the maximum total size is 16773104. |
| Levels of nesting in structured groups |
Maximum of 100 |
| Levels of nesting in expressions |
Maximum of 100 |
| Look-ahead |
Can be specified only once for a
file. Can be specified only for primary and secondary files. |
| Named Constant or Literal |
Maximum length of 16380
characters for a character or hexadecimal literal, 16379 DBCS characters
for a graphic literal, 8190 UCS-2 characters for a UCS-2 literal,
and 63 digits with 63 decimal positions for a numeric literal. |
| Overflow indicator |
Only 1 unique overflow indicator
can be specified per printer file. |
| Parameters to programs |
Maximum of 255 |
| Parameters to procedures |
Maximum of 399 |
| Primary file (P in position 18 of
file description specifications) |
Maximum of 1 per program |
| Printer file (PRINTER in positions
36 through 42 of file description specifications) |
Maximum of 8 per program. |
| Printing lines per page |
Minimum of 2; maximum of 255 |
| Program status data structure |
Only 1 allowed per program. |
| Record address file (R in position
18 of file description specifications) |
Only 1 allowed per program. |
| Record length for a file |
Maximum length is 99999 1 |
| Structured groups (see levels of
nesting) |
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| Storage allocation |
Maximum length is 16776704 2 |
| Symbolic names |
Maximum length is 4096 |
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Notes:
- Any device record size restraints override this value.
- The practical maximum is normally much less.
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