Purpose
Specifies that PP2 scan for the null character (x‘00') during precompilation.
Usage Notes
| Default | Mutually Exclusive |
|---|---|
| NONULLSCAN | NULLSCAN and NONULLSCAN |
Specify NULLSCAN if using null characters in a COBOL or PL/I program.
NONULLSCAN causes the precompiler to bypass null character scanning.
Specify NULLSCAN if the application program contains null characters. If the program has null characters (x'00'), but the NONULLSCAN option is specified or used as the default, PP2 will fail with errors. Depending on whether the null storage location is interpreted as an op code (S0C1) or a memory address (S0C4), an abend error might be generated during the preprocess step. There may or may not be error messages indicating the cause of the abend.