Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

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The Dictionary DICTPDE Utility
PASCAL Data Type Mappings
The corresponding PASCAL data type will be generated:
BOOLEAN
Note that ELEMENT-LENGTH is not needed in this case.
String:
If the entity is defined in the Dictionary as:
ELEMENT-TYPE = S
ELEMENT-LENGTH = N
The corresponding PASCAL data type will be generated:
STRING[N]
Note that the storage length is not the ELEMENT-LENGTH for string data types.
Integer number:
If the entity is defined in the Dictionary as:
ELEMENT-TYPE = I (or J)
ELEMENT-LENGTH = 2
The corresponding PASCAL data type will be generated:
-32768..32767
If the entity is defined in the Dictionary as:
ELEMENT-TYPE = I (or J)
ELEMENT-LENGTH = 4
The corresponding PASCAL data type will be generated:
INTEGER
If the entity is defined in the Dictionary as:
ELEMENT-TYPE = I+ (or J+)
ELEMENT-LENGTH = 2
The corresponding PASCAL data type will be generated:
0..32767
If the entity is defined in the Dictionary as:
ELEMENT-TYPE = I+ (or J+)
ELEMENT-LENGTH = 4
The corresponding PASCAL data type will be generated:
0..MAXINT
Real number:
If the entity is defined in the Dictionary as:
ELEMENT-TYPE = E (or R)