System Parameters
'FS'= Default Field Separator
 
Description Assigns the default field separator value for the SEP system variable. Use the ASCII value of your character, either as a decimal value or by using the ASC( ) Function. You can also use the ASCII value of the character that is currently in the DLM System Variable.
 
Default 'FS'=138 ($8A$, not a printable character) or 'FS'=ASC(SEP).
 
Example In this example, the current value in the DLM system variable (the backslash, "\")
replaces the SEP value $8A$ (i.e., CHR(138)) as the default field separator:
 
-:a$=sep;?hta(a$),asc(sep)
8A 138
-:set_param 'fs'=asc(dlm);? hta(sep),asc(sep)
5C 92