what is EXCEPT command in rpg and use



what is EXCEPT command in rpg and use..

Answer / gagan44

The EXCEPT opcode is used to write the exception records.

Exceptional records are defined at O-spec with ‘E’ as record type.

Whatever exceptional fields have been defined inside the exception records will be processed during the c-spec calculation
If there are multiple entries for the same record name then they will be processed one by one.
EXCEPT can be used for printing a report and to partially update a physical

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