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skipper is an unlabled 1-byte field with the autoskip
attribute .

DFHMDF POS=(XX , XX ) , ATTRB=ASKIP , LENGTH=1

u can place a skipper after an unprotected field , as in
the following screen layout ex:

&xxxxx&$ &xx

where &: atrrribute byte
x: unprotected field
$: skipper field

STOPPER is an unlabeled 1-byte field with the protect
attribute . therfore , u can define the stopper field as
follows :
DFHMDF POS=( XX , XX ) , ATTRB=PROT, LENGTH=1
u can place the stopeer field an unprotected field , as in
the following screen layout ex:

&xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&#&$
where
#: stopper field

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