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%FM - Numeric Edit Mask Free Mode

%FM

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This command is used to activate/deactivate edit mask free mode, a special capability to allow literals to be omitted during input into a field with a numeric edit mask.

Command Function
%FM- With this command, you switch edit mask free mode off.
%FM+ With this command, you switch edit mask free mode on.

The default setting at session startup is provided with profile parameter EMFM.

See the INPUT statement (in the Statements documentation) for additional information on the edit mask free mode.

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