FORMAT statement

Use the FORMAT parameter statement to select the print format for display messages that are affected by longer IPv6 addresses.

Restriction: The FORMAT statement can be coded only in the TELNETGLOBALS statement block.

Syntax


>>-+-------------------+---------------------------------------><
   '-FORMAT--+-SHORT-+-'   
             '-LONG--'

SHORT: The affected displays are presented in the existing one-line format. Telnet is initialized with a one-line format (FORMAT SHORT) in an IPv4 environment. A value of FORMAT SHORT cannot be coded in an IPv6 environment. All affected displays in an IPv6 environment use the new-wrapped line format.
LONG: The affected displays are presented in a new format that accommodate IPv6 addresses. Even if the Client Identifier is short enough for the existing one-line format, the new two-line format is used. This parameter can be used as a migration tool to see the new two-line display formats without specifying an IPv6 environment. Telnet is initialized with a two-line format (FORMAT LONG) in an IPv6 environment or whenever an IPv6 address is specified in the profile.