Version 4.2.6 for Mainframes
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DC - Character for Decimal Point Notation

This Natural profile and session parameter determines the character to be used for decimal point notation.

Within a Natural session, the profile parameter DC can be overridden by the session parameter DC.

Possible settings any character (except numeric characters)

You specify the DC parameter as DC='c' where c represents the character to be used as decimal point. The character specified with the DC parameter

  • must not be the same as the one specified with the IA profile/session parameter (input assign character) or ID profile/session parameter (input delimiter character),

  • should not be the same as the one specified with the CF profile/session parameter (control character for terminal commands) or HI profile parameter (help character).

Default setting . (period)  
Dynamic specification yes  
Specification within session yes Applicable Statements: SET GLOBALS Parameter is evaluated at runtime.
Applicable Command: GLOBALS Parameter may be specified dynamically with the GLOBALS system command.
Application Programming Interface USR0350N, USR1005N *

See SYSEXT - Natural Application Programming Interfaces in the Utilities documentation.

* Recommended.

Under Natural Security: The setting of this parameter can be overridden by the Session Parameters option of the Library Profile.

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