A1 run-time switch

Disables the display of trailing spaces by causing DISPLAY ... UPON CONSOLE statements to strip off any trailing spaces in the data item being displayed before outputting the data to the screen.
Restriction: These switches are supported for native COBOL only.

Properties:

Default: Off
Type: General

Comments:

This switch provides compatibility with earlier COBOL systems from Micro Focus. When this switch is off, the trailing spaces are included in the display, as required by the ANSI COBOL Standard.