[StringType] STRING STRING [n] A character string of n bytes, space padded (not null-terminated). If n is omitted, the string is variable length to the size needed to contain the result of the cast or passed parameter. You may use set indexing into any string to parse out a substring STRING value type . The optional StringType may specify ASCII or EBCDIC. If the StringType is missing, the data is in ASCII format. Defining an EBCDIC STRING Attribute as a string constant value implies an ASCII to EBCDIC conversion. However, defining an EBCDIC STRING Attribute as a hexadecimal string constant value implies no conversion, as the programmer is assumed to have supplied the correct hexadecimal EBCDIC value. Example: STRING1 MyString := IF(SomeAttribute > 10,'1','0'); // declares MyString a 1-byte ASCII string EBCDIC STRING3 MyString1 := 'ABC'; //implicit ASCII to EBCDIC conversion EBCDIC STRING3 MyString2 := x'616263'; //NO conversion here See Also: LENGTH, TRIM, Set Ordering and Indexing, Hexadecimal String