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PC*MILER-AS400 User’s Guide 77
7.2.4 Detailed Route Information (HS) Request and Response
For PC*MILER|Tolls, the HS Request layouts were increased by 10 to
hold a new set of Trip Parameters. The HR Response Layouts were
changed in two ways: The number of Sets of Route Information was
increased from three to nine to improve performance. This route
information was increased by 63 to hold Tolls Cost data (7 x 9 sets).
Output Data Queues increased from 1024 to 1048.
1. (Request) Following are parameters for a route and state miles request.
The purpose of this request is to allow the Host to retrieve detailed route
information based on the city pair stop-off points.
Var Name Len Value Description Extended Format
REQ-TYPE 2 HS Miles request
REQ-REF 10 Output Queue Name
(ALK uses ‘Q’ + the job number)
Request Options 13-22
REQ-OPTION 1 Pos 1) S=Shortest
P=Practical
N=National/Practical
T=Toll Discouraged/Practical
5=53' Trailer/Practical
B=Toll Discouraged/Practical
C=National Network/Practical
D=53 Foot Trailer/Practical
E=Toll Discouraged/National
Network/Practical
F=Toll Discouraged/53 Foot
Trailer/Practical
G=Toll Discouraged/Shortest
H=National Network/Shortest
I=53 Foot Trailer/Shortest
J=Toll Discouraged/National
Network/Shortest
K=Toll Discouraged/53 Foot
Trailer/ Shortest
1 Pos 2) M or K for miles or kilometers
1 Pos 3) R = resequence stops
H = hub leg miles
F = resequence stops fixed destination
blank = otherwise
REQ-MORE 1 Pos 4) M = more data to follow
1 Pos 5) Reserved by DR request
REQ-FMT 1 Pos 6) E = Extended Format
(Required see appendix A)
REGION 1 Pos 7) A=Asia, E=Europe, F=Africa, N=North
America, O=Oceania, S=South America