Dictcdf Fields - HP DDL D40 Reference Manual

Dictionary Database Structure

DICTCDF Fields

DICTCDF (Constant Definition File) contains one record for each constant in the
dictionary. The record links the constant with the constant text in the DICTOTF file.
Record CDF.
File is "DICTCDF"
02 OBJECT-NUMBER
02 TEXT-ID
Id/Number".
02 CONSTANT-TYPE-STRING
88 CONSTANT-STRING
88 CONSTANT-VERSION
88 CONSTANT-BINARY-16
88 CONSTANT-BINARY-16-UNSIGNED
88 CONSTANT-BINARY-32
88 CONSTANT-BINARY-32-UNSIGNED
88 CONSTANT-BINARY-64
88 CONSTANT-NATIONAL-STRING
02 CONSTANT-TYPE Redefines CONSTANT-TYPE-STRING Type Binary
16.
02 CONSTANT-TYPE-EXPLICIT
Key is OBJECT-NUMBER Duplicates not allowed.
End
An explanation of each field follows:
OBJECT-NUMBER the object number of this record from DICTODF.OBJECT. The
record in DICTODF contains the constant name and its object-type code, "CD."
TEXT-ID the text ID assigned to the constant; it is used to link the constant record
to the record for this constant in DICTOTF.
CONSTANT-TYPE-STRING a two-character ASCII code that identifies the type of
the constant.
CONSTANT-TYPE a numeric code identifying the type of the constant.
Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual—426798-002
Key-sequenced
Code 207
Audit.
Pic "9(9)" COMP
Null 0
Display "[BZ]I10"
Heading "Object/Number".
Pic "9(9)" COMP
Null 0
Display "[BZ]I10"
Heading "Text
Pic "XX".
Value is "ST".
Value is "VR".
Value is "2S".
Value is "2U".
Value is "4S".
Value is "4U".
Value is "8S".
Value is "NS".
Type Character 1
MUST BE "Y", "N"
UPSHIFT
Display "A1"
Heading
"Type/Explicitly Given".
D- 5
DICTCDF Fields