Use the LENGTH=n subparameter to alter the default length of the output field data. The maximum value which can be specified for n is 44.
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When an editing mask is used, the default length is determined by the edit pattern and the format of the field. If LENGTH=n is not specified, the length is equal to the number of characters specified in the edit pattern. If LENGTH=n is specified, the edit pattern will either be truncated on the left or padded with blanks on the left so that the length of the pattern equals the n value.
The maximum value that can be specified for n when editing masks are used is 44.
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When output data format fo is used, the default length is determined based on the expression characteristics. For more information, see How to Convert Numeric Data. If LENGTH=n is specified, the output data will either be truncated on the left or padded on the left with zeros (or blanks for CSF/FS) of the appropriate format to a length of n. For FD output format, only 4, 8 or 16 may be specified for the length.
For other output formats, the maximum value that can be specified for n when an output data format fo is used is 44.