Local Data Area (*LDA)
Local Data Area (*LDA)
The compiler uses the local data area in the following situations:
- A free-form definition has the DTAARA keyword without a parameter for an unnamed data structure.
- A fixed-form definition has blanks for the name of the data area data structure (positions 7 through 21 of the definition specification that contains a U in position 23).
To provide a name for the local data area, use the *DTAARA DEFINE operation, with *LDA in factor 2 and the name in the result field or DTAARA(*LDA) on the definition specification.
For an example, see Data Structure Examples