BEG AT / END AT Statements

Overview

• RAW operand:
  • No change from the current behavior.
• Group operand:
  • No change from the current behavior.
• UNICODE or NATIONAL operand:
  • No change from the current behavior.
  • Must allow for length to be longer.
• Literal operand:
  • All literal values are considered to be RAW alpha values and encoding of 8859-15.
  • Unicode escape sequences are NOT honored.
  • Literal values CANNOT be used to specify the range of records to read when the corresponding key field is a UNICODE or NATIONAL alpha field.

Test Plan

Do RAW operands worl correctly?

Do Group operands work correctly?

Do UNICODE and NATIONAL operands work correctly?

Do literal operands work correctly with non UNICODE or NATIONAL keys?

Are correct errors thrown when trying to use literlas with UNICODE or NATIONAL keys?

Bugs