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AID is a logical format. The standard setting is AID (true).

The AID format tells CL to print all the characters in the table name. If it is set to false (NAID), then only numeric characters are printed. So table name 23A would appear as just 23, and name 23ED45 would just appear as 2345.

This format can be used to get round the requirement that every table in CL must have a unique name. For example, sometimes tables are required to be numbered such that each stub analysed has a unique table name associated to be printed for all breakdowns (banners) for which that row is analysed.

If NAID is used with ATN, the automatic table number will not be incremented if the table name would not change between tables. So, for example, if the user specifies three tables, 17, 18A and 18B, and format options ATN/NAID are used, then the names will appear as 1, 2 and 2.

See also format:

ATN Automatic Table Numbers