== Why is this an issue?

Initializing an alphanumeric field with the literal character ``++' '++``, ``++'1'++``, or ``++'0'++`` has the same effect as using the equivalent figurative constant ``++*BLANK++``, ``++*ON++``, or ``++*OFF++``, but the constant version removes ambiguity and makes the code more readable.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,rpg]
----
C                   MOVE      ' '           FLD1
----

[source,rpg]
----
  /free
    fld1 = ' ';
  /end-free
----


=== Compliant solution

[source,rpg]
----
C                   MOVE      *BLANK        FLD1
----

[source,rpg]
----
  /free
    fld1 = *BLANK;
  /end-free
----



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== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

Replace this string literal 'x' literal with YYY


'''
== Comments And Links
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=== on 4 Mar 2014, 16:36:23 Ann Campbell wrote:
updated spec per email from customer, which does not use empty string:


    the ' ' literal is not to be used to represent *BLANK

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