Format definition statements

Format definition statements include the FMT statement, the DEV statement, the DIV statement, the DPAGE statement, the PPAGE statement, the DO statement, the RCD statement, the DFLD statement, the ENDDO statement, and the FMTEND statement.

FMT statement
The FMT statement initiates and names a format definition that includes one or more device formats differing only in the device type and features specified in the DEV statement.
DEV statement
The DEV statement defines device characteristics for a specific device or data formats for a specific device type.
DIV statement
The DIV statement defines device formats within a DIF or DOF. The formats are identified as input, output, or both input and output, and can consist of multiple physical pages.
DPAGE statement
The DPAGE statement defines a logical page of a device format.
PPAGE statement
The PPAGE statement, valid only for device types of DPM-An or DPM-Bn, defines the beginning of a presentation page.
DO statement
The DO statement causes repetitive generation of DFLD and RCD statements between the DO and ENDDO statements.
RCD statement
The RCD statement, valid for DEV TYPE=DPM-An or DPM-Bn only, can be used to influence the placement of DFLDs in records.
DFLD statement
The DFLD statement defines a field within a device format which is read from or written to a terminal or remote program.
ENDDO statement
The ENDDO statement terminates the group of DFLD statements that are to be repetitively generated.
FMTEND statement
The FMTEND statement terminates a device format definition and is required as the last statement in the device format definition.

Parent topic: Utility control statements and syntax rules