Control Specification

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*Columns*	*Description*
1–5	Sequence number
6	`H`
7–80	Control keywords
81–100	Comments

Control Keywords

`ACTGRP(CALLER \| NEW \| 'name')`	Specifies ILE activation group (valid only with the CRTBNDRPG compile command).
`ALTSEQ{(EXT \| NONE \| *SRC)}`	Specifies an alternate collating sequence.
`ALWNULL(INPUTONLY \| NO \| *USRCTL)`	Specifies processing for null-capable fields.
`AUT(ALL \| CHANGE \| EXCLUDE` `\| LIBCRTAUT \| *USE \| 'auth-list')`	Specifies authority for users without specific authority to compiled object.
`BNDDIR('{libr/}name' {. . .})`	Specifies binding directory (or directories) to use when binding object.
`CCSID(CHAR:JOBRUN \| GRAPH:parm` `\| UCS2:number)`	Specifies default graphic character set identifier.
`COPYNEST(number)`	Specifies maximum nesting level for /COPY members (1-2048).
`COPYRIGHT('string')`	Provides copyright information to include in module.
`CURSYM('symbol’)`	Specifies character to use as currency symbol, enclosed in apostrophes (')
`CVTOPT({NO}DATETIME {NO}GRAPHIC` `{NO}VARCHAR {NO}VARGRAPHIC)`	Specifies compiler conversion options for date, time, timestamp, and graphic data types, as well as variable-length data.
`DATEDIT(format{separator})`	Specifies numeric field format for the Y edit code: MDY, YMD, or *DM. Optional separator character defaults to a slash (/); an ampersand (&) indicates a blank separator.
`DATFMT(format{separator})`	Specifies format for date literals and default format for date fields. Defaults to *ISO. See Date Formats .
`DEBUG{({DUMP} {INPUT} {XMLSAX} \| NO` `\| *YES)}`	Controls which debug aids are generated into compiled module.
`DECEDIT(*JOBRUN \| 'value')`	Specifies character used for decimal point for edited numbers, enclosed in apostrophes ('). Also indicates whether to print a leading zeros. Valid values are ‘.’, ‘,’, ‘0.’ And ‘0,’
`DECPREC(30 \| 31 \| 63)`	Specifies maximum decimal precision of decimal (packed, zoned, binary) intermediate values in expressions.
`DFTACTGRP(NO \| YES)`	Specifies whether to force a program to run in the default activation group (valid only with the CRTBNDRPG compile command).
`DFTNAME(name)`	Specifies default name for RPG program or module.
`ENBPFRCOL(ENTRYEXIT \| FULL \| *PEP)`	Specifies whether performance collection is enabled.
`EXPROPTS(MAXDIGITS \| RESDECPOS)`	Specifies precision rules to be used when evaluating expressions.
`EXTBININT{(NO \| YES)}`	Specifies whether to process externally described files with binary (no decimal place) fields as if the fields were integers.
`FIXNBR({NO}INPUTPACKED {NO}ZONED)`	Specifies compiler options to fix invalid decimal data.
`FLTDIV{(NO \| YES)}`	Specifies whether to use floating-point representation for division.
`FORMSALIGN{(NO \| YES)}`	Specifies whether to prompt for first page (1P) forms alignment on printed forms.
`FTRANS{(NONE \| SRC)}`	Specifies whether file translation is to be performed, using a translation table in the source.
`GENLVL(number)`	Specifies maximum error level to allow when compiling object (0-20).
`INDENT(*NONE \| 'chars')`	Specifies indentation characters (1 or 2) for source listing.
`INTPREC(10 \| 20)`	Specifies integer precision.
`LANGID(JOB \| JOBRUN \| 'lang-id')`	Specifies language identifier for some SRTSEQ options.
`MAIN(procedure-name)`	Names main procedure for module.
`NOMAIN`	Indicates that there is no main procedure in this module.
`OPENOPT(*{NO}INZOFL)`	Specifies open printer file option.
`OPTIMIZE(BASIC \| FULL \| *NONE)`	Specifies optimization level for compiled object.
`OPTION({NO}DEBUGIO {NO}EXPDDS {NO}EXT` `{NO}GEN {NO}SECLVL {NO}SHOWCPY` `{NO}SHOWSKP {NO}SRCSTMT {NO}XREF) {NO}UNREF`	Specifies compiler options to use for this object.
`PGMINFO(NO \| PCML {:*MODULE})`	Indicates whether program information is stored with module.
`PRFDTA(*{NO}COL)`	Enables collection of profiling data.
`SRTSEQ(HEX \| JOB \| JOBRUN` `\| LANGIDUNQ \| *LANGIDSHR \| 'name')`	Specifies sort sequence table to use when compiling object.
`TEXT(BLANK \| SRCMBRTXT \| 'description')`	Specifies text for compiled object.
`THREAD(SERIALIZE \| CONCURRENT)`	Specifies multithread environment.
`TIMFMT(format{separator})`	Specifies format for time literals and default format for time fields. Defaults to *ISO. See Time Formats .
`TRUNCNBR(YES \| NO)`	Specifies whether to ignore numeric overflow (not valid for expressions).
`USRPRF(OWNER \| USER)`	Specifies the user profile under which to run the compiled object (valid only with the CRTBNDRPG compiler command).

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