Representing a Null String

In prior releases, two consecutive single quotation marks represented a string with one blank character. For example:

FIELD1/A1 = '';

Starting in this release, two consecutive single quotation marks will represent a null value with format A1V and an actual length of 0 (zero), when the field has MISSING ON. For example:

FIELD1/A1 MISSING ON = '';

If you want a blank character, add a blank between the single quotation marks. For example:

FIELD1/A1 = ' ';