*HIVAL

Use

Highest value (depending on the type and length of variable):

• • If the variable is an alphanumeric one, it takes the highest possible alphanumeric value: each character takes the hexadecimal value FF.

  • If the variable is an extended or packed numeric one, it contains the highest possible numeric value: each position takes the value 9.

  • If the variable is of the type NUM_BIN_2 or Integer 5.0, it takes the value 32767 (215 -1).

  • If the variable is of the type NUM_BIN_4 or Integer 10.0, it takes the value 2147483647 (231 -1).

  • If the variable is of the type NUM_BIN_8, it takes the value 9223372036854775807 (263 -1)

  • If the variable is of the TIME type, it takes the value 24:00:00.

  • If the variable is of the DATE type, it takes the value 9999-12-31.

  • If the variable is of the TIMESTAMP type, it takes the value
    9999-12-31-24:00:00:000000.

Not modifiable by the programmer.

Example

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