The help file certainly does specify it:
Operands
n
specifies the number of characters to include in the timestamp. Valid
values are 1 through 16. The default is 8. If n is less than 16, the
Regards,
Richard Schuh
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Hayden
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:53 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Garbage in timestamp stage output
>
> The discussion about timestamps had me look at the timestamp
> stage, and I noticed that arguments above 16 to that stage
> make it produce unexpected output:
> pipe literal|timestamp 17|cons
> 8888888888888888.
> Ready;
> pipe literal|timestamp 18|cons
> È8È8È8È8È8È8È8È8..
> Ready;
>
> The help file doesn't document that the argument must be 16
> or less, but then again it also doesn't specify what it does
> with arguments larger than 16. This was tested on sublevel 20.
>
> --
> Bruce Hayden
> Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support IBM, Endicott, NY
>
