Creating Null Attributes
You might need to insert null attributes (empty lines) into items, especially when creating dictionary items. This can be done in several different ways.
The commonest mistake users make when trying to create null attributes is to input a space instead of a null attribute. The space is a legitimate ASCII character (X'20').
Input Mode
The example below demonstrates how to create an item in input mode using CTRL+^ to create four null attributes.
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Create a new dictionary item called '1' |
The next example shows that you can do the same thing by creating your item on one continuous line and inserting two adjacent attribute marks where the null attribute is to be.
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Create the new item 1 in
the XNAMES file. |
Replacing Dummy Characters
The following example shows you how to create an item using space characters (X'20') in place of the null attributes and then use the R command to replace the space characters with nulls.
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Create the new dictionary item 1 in the XNAMES file. |