CURRENCY SIGN clause

Syntax rules

1. literal-6 must be an alphanumeric literal. However, it may not be a figurative constant. It must consist of one character which is not one of the following:

   • digits 0 through 9

   • uppercase letters A, B, C, D, E, N, P, R, S, V, X, Z, or the space

   • lowercase letters a - z

   • special characters

     *	(asterisk)
     +	(plus)
     -	(minus)
     ,	(comma)
     .	(period)
     :	(colon)
     ;	(semicolon)
     (	(left parenthesis)
     )	(right parenthesis)
     "	(quotationmark)
     ’	(apostrophe)
     /	(slash)
     =	(equal sign)

2. If the CURRENCY SIGN clause is not used, only the currency sign $ may be specified as the currency symbol in a PICTURE string.

3. The Euro sign € is also allowed in the CURRENCY SIGN clause.