HP System Dictionary/XL General Reference Manual Vol 1 (32256-90004)

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K = logical
R = floating point (commercial)
E = floating point (E format)
B = Boolean
S = Pascal string
* = back references
D = Basic Business decimal
A numeric type followed by a '+' indicates positive values only.
entity-long-name This attribute is a variable length field that stores the descriptive long name of an en-
tity.
entry-text This attribute is a variable length field that contains a prompt string for an entity.
field-enhancementThis attribute is a 4-character field that describes the display enhancement for a
VPLUS form field. Some combination of up to 4 of the following codes may be used:
H = half bright
I = inverse video
U = underline
B = blink
S = security
1-8 = color
NONE = none
field-number This attribute is a 2-byte binary field that contains the VPLUS form field number.
field-type This attribute is a 2-character field that describes the level of requirement of a
VPLUS field. Possible values are:
D = display
R = required
O = optional
P = process
file-dev-class This attribute is a 2-character field that describes the class of device on which a file
resides, used by COBOL. Possible values are:
DA = ss storage device
UT = utility device (such as tape drive)
UR = unit record device (such as a card reader)
file-size This attribute is a 4-byte binary field that specifies the maximum file capacity. The
units depend on the record-format: for FIXED length record-formats the file-size is
in terms of logical records; for VARIABLE or UNDEFINED record-formats the file-