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** @S**//length//

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| **@S** | All string pictures begin with @S. |
| //length// | Determines the number of characters in the picture format. |

A string picture describes a string of a specific //length//. The maximum length is 255 (@S255).

**Example:**

**Name STRING(@S20)   !A 20 character string field**