How Do I Insert Blanks?

[LadyPeeper]

I've got a salary field with a PIC 9(5)v99.
On my printout the salary shows up okay.
However, if I don't want to reveal the salary how do I put make it blank. I don't want zeroes.....I want nothing showing.
FYI, I have names and positions that also print out with the salaries. I want the salaries to print nothing on some positions.

Sound easy? To you, perhaps, but to a newbie I'm lost. Help!!

Thanks,
Cynde

 

[mrregan]

Cynde,
There are a couple of ways to do this.
1.Define the print field as an edit mask zz,zzz.zz then move 0 (zero) to the field if you dont want to show it.
2.Move spaces to the entire print line before you move any
fields, and then dont move in that salary amount.
Hope this helps

 

[BettyScherber]

If the all Z picture doesn't suit your needs, you can add the phrase BLANK WHEN ZERO after the PIC clause, allowing you to use whatever picture string you want. Then you can move zeros to the field as mrregan suggests. Betty Scherber
Brainbench MVP for COBOL II

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[LadyPeeper]

Thanks all.

I'll try those techniques and see if a blank comes out instead of zeroes.