An edit descriptor takes one of the following forms:
c [n]c c[n]
The term n must be an unsigned integer constant (for format code P, it can be signed or unsigned) or a variable format expression.
The value of n for P must be within the range -128 to 127. For all other format codes, the range for the value of n differs depending on the processor, as follows:
Term | Range[1] |
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n | VAX: 1 through 32767[2] (2**15-1) |
Alpha: 1 through 2147483647 (2**31-1) | |
[1] Actual useful ranges may be constrained by record sizes
(RECL) and the file system.
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The edit descriptors are as follows: