TurboIMAGE/XL Database Management System Reference Manual MPE/iX V6.5 (30391-90011)

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Defining a Database
Item Part
Table 3-4. shows examples of item parts.
Table 3-4. Examples of an Item Part
Item Example Description
A,I2; 32-bit signed integer.
MELVIN,3I(1,20/44); Compound item. Three single halfword signed integers. Read
classes are 1 and 20; write class is 44. (Write classes can also read.)
BLEVET,J; Single halfword signed integer between −9999 ανδ 9999 (ΧΟΒΟΛ ΙΙ).
COSTS,2X10; Compound item. Two 10-character ASCII strings.
DATE,X6; Six-character ASCII string.
VALUES,20R2(1/8); Compound item. 20 two-halfword real (HP 3000 floating point)
numbers. Read class is 1; write class is 8. (Write classes can also
read.)
PURCHASE-MONTH,U8; Eight-character ASCII string with no lowercase alphabetics.
MASK,K2; 32-bit absolute binary quantity.
TEMPERATURE,17R4; Compound item. 17 four-halfword real (HP 3000 floating point)
numbers.
SNOW*#@,Z4; Four-digit zoned decimal (numeric display) number.
POPULATION,P12; Eleven decimal digits plus a sign in the low order nibble. Occupies
three halfwords.
ATOMIC-WEIGHT,E4; 64-bit IEEE real.