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INITIAL attribute
INITIAL attribute
The value of the INITIAL schema field (which is always CHARACTER). If the INITIAL schema field has the Unknown value (
?
), the value of the INITIAL attribute is the null string ("").
Data type:
CHARACTER
Access:
Read-only
Applies to:
Buffer-field object handle
INITIAL renders its dates and numeric values in LOCAL format, subject to the DATE-FORMAT and NUMERIC-FORMAT attributes of the SESSION system handle.
See also
DEFAULT-STRING attribute
,
DEFAULT-VALUE attribute