Edit Code Summary

Table 1. Edit Codes

Edit Code Description	No Sign	Cr Sign	-Sign(R)	-Sign(L)
Commas and zero balances	1	A	J	N
Commas	2	B	K	O
Zero balances	3	C	L	P
No commas or zero balances	4	D	M	Q
User-defined edit codes	5 - 9
Hexadecimal F sign	X1
Date edit	Y2
Suppress leading zeros	Z3
Note: 1. The X edit code ensures a hexadecimal F sign for positive values. Because the system does this for you, normally you do not have to specify this code. 2. The Y edit code suppresses the leftmost zeros of date fields, up to but not including the digit preceding the first separator. The Y edit code also inserts slashes (/) between the month, day, and year according to the following pattern (with zero suppression): rpgle nn/n nn/nn nn/nn/n nn/nn/nn nnn/nn/nn nn/nn/nnnn nnn/nn/nnnn nnnn/nn/nn nnnnn/nn/nn 3. The Z edit code removes the sign (plus or minus) from a numeric field and suppresses leading zeros.