"Frank M. Ramaekers" wrote: > (like COBOL PIC ZZZZZZ9)? (I thought I remembered a PIC(TURE) > specification
Very nearly--PICTURE is part of a PRINT spec. You have to read the value into a field first: ... | specs a: 1-* . print a picture ZZZZZZ9 1 | ... For the full reference: PIPE AHELP SPECREF and for the tutorial: PIPE AHELP SPECTUT ¬R
