No

Type

Req/ Opt

Description

Min Len

Max Len

Min Dec

Max Dec

1

A

Req

Name of field to be retrieved from Repository

1

10

2

A

Opt

Name of process or *COMP if component

*COMP is not available inLANSA for i in non-RDMLX partitions.

1

10

3

A

Opt

Name of function or component. Compulsory if Arg 2 is provided.

If this argument is provided, the field in Arg 1 will be looked for first in the working fields for this function or component, and if not found as a working field, then the data dictionary will be searched. Note that the working field definitions for the function or component are as of the most recent compile.

1

10

No

Type

Req/ Opt

Description

Min Len

Max Len

Min Dec

Max Dec

1

A

Req

Return code

OK = field details returned
ER = field not accessible

In case of "ER" return code error message(s) are issued automatically.

2

2

2

A

Opt

Field type

A = alpha
B = Binary
C = Component-
D = Double
E = Date
F = Float
H = Char
I = Integer
L = Long
M = Time
P = packed decimal numeric
S = signed decimal numeric
U = Short_Char
Y = Boolean
Z = DateTime
1 = String
2 = VarBinary
3 = CLOB
4 = BLOB
5 = Decimal
8=NChar
9=NVarChar

1

1

3

N

Opt

Length of field or total number of digits in field. Length will be zero for types BLOB and CLOB.

3

15

0

0

4

N

Opt

Number of decimal positions Not applicable to all types.

1

15

0

0

5

A

Opt

Reference field name

1

10

6

A

Opt

Field description

1

40

7

A

Opt

Field label

1

15

8

A

Opt

List of 3 * A(20) headings

Bytes 1-20 are column head 1.
Bytes 21-40 are column head 2.
Bytes 41-60 are column head 3.

1

60

9

A

Opt

List of 10 * A(4) output attributes

1

40

10

A

Opt

List of 10 * A(4) input attributes

1

40

11

A

Opt

Edit code or edit word.

If first char is a quote (') then value is an edit word, otherwise it is an edit code.

Not applicable to type A field.

1

20

12

A

Opt

Default value of field

1

20

13

A

Opt

Optional alias name of field

1

30

14

A

Opt

System field flag

YES = a system field
NO = not a system field

3

3

15

A

Opt

Keyboard shift

1

1

16

A

Opt

Component (Y/N)

Note: Fields which have visualization return N.

1

1

17

A

Opt

Definition source
W: Working field
D: Data dictionary.
Will always be 'D' if process & function arguments not supplied.

1

1

18

A

Opt

Prompting process name
Return Blank for working field

1

10

19

A

Opt

Prompting function name
Return Blank for working field

1

7

20

A

Opt

Is field RDMLX?

Y=Field is RDMLX
N=Field is RDML.

1

1