Positional entries for display files (positions 1 through 44)
You specify positional entries in the first 44 positions of the data description specifications (DDS) form for display files.
- Positional entries for display files (positions 1 through 7)
You can specify the sequence number, the form type, and comments in positions 1 through 7. - Condition for display files (positions 7 through 16)
Positions 7 through 16 are a multiple-field area in which you can specify option indicators. - Type of name or specification for display files (position 17)
You can specify a value in this position to identify the type of name in positions 19 through 28. - Reserved for display files (position 18)
This position does not apply to any file type. Leave this position blank unless you use it for comment text. - Name for display files (positions 19 through 28)
You use these positions to specify record format names and field names. - Reference for display files (position 29)
You can specify R in this position to use the reference function of the IBM® i operating system. This function copies the attributes of a previously defined, named field (called the referenced field) to the field you are defining. - Length for display files (positions 30 through 34)
You must specify a length for each named field unless you are copying the length from a referenced field. - Data type and keyboard shift for display files (position 35)
The entry you make in position 35 is the data type and keyboard shift attribute for display files. - Decimal positions for display files (positions 36 and 37)
You use these positions to specify the decimal placement within a zoned decimal field and also to specify the data type of the field as it appears in your program. - Usage for display files (position 38)
You use this position to specify that a named field is an output-only, input-only, input/output (both), hidden, program-to-system, or message field. - Location for display files (positions 39 through 44)
You use these positions to specify the exact location on the display where each field begins.
Parent topic: Defining a display file for DDS
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