9.82 GET_FIELD
Retrieves attributes of a field stored in the LANSA Repository and returns them to the calling RDML function.
Returned values are exactly as presented in Detailed Display of a Field Definition in the LANSA for i User Guide.
Arguments
No | Type | Req/ Opt | Description | Min Len | Max Len | Min Dec | Max Dec | 1 | A | Req | Name of field to be retrieved from Repository | 1 | 10 |
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| 2 | A | Opt | Name of process or *COMP if component *COMP is not available inLANSA for i in non-RDMLX partitions. | 1 | 10 |
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| 3 | A | Opt | Name of function or component. Compulsory if Arg 2 is provided. If this argument is provided, the field in Arg 1 will be looked for first in the working fields for this function or component, and if not found as a working field, then the data dictionary will be searched. Note that the working field definitions for the function or component are as of the most recent compile. | 1 | 10 |
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Return Values
No | Type | Req/ Opt | Description | Min Len | Max Len | Min Dec | Max Dec | 1 | A | Req | Return code OK = field details returned
ER = field not accessible In case of "ER" return code error message(s) are issued automatically. | 2 | 2 |
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| 2 | A | Opt | Field type A = alpha
B = Binary
C = Component-
D = Double
E = Date
F = Float
H = Char
I = Integer
L = Long
M = Time
P = packed decimal numeric
S = signed decimal numeric
U = Short_Char
Y = Boolean
Z = DateTime
1 = String
2 = VarBinary
3 = CLOB
4 = BLOB
5 = Decimal
8=NChar
9=NVarChar | 1 | 1 |
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| 3 | N | Opt | Length of field or total number of digits in field. Length will be zero for types BLOB and CLOB. | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | N | Opt | Number of decimal positions Not applicable to all types. | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | A | Opt | Reference field name | 1 | 10 |
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| 6 | A | Opt | Field description | 1 | 40 |
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| 7 | A | Opt | Field label | 1 | 15 |
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| 8 | A | Opt | List of 3 * A(20) headings Bytes 1-20 are column head 1.
Bytes 21-40 are column head 2.
Bytes 41-60 are column head 3. | 1 | 60 |
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| 9 | A | Opt | List of 10 * A(4) output attributes | 1 | 40 |
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| 10 | A | Opt | List of 10 * A(4) input attributes | 1 | 40 |
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| 11 | A | Opt | Edit code or edit word. If first char is a quote (') then value is an edit word, otherwise it is an edit code. Not applicable to type A field. | 1 | 20 |
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| 12 | A | Opt | Default value of field | 1 | 20 |
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| 13 | A | Opt | Optional alias name of field | 1 | 30 |
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| 14 | A | Opt | System field flag YES = a system field
NO = not a system field | 3 | 3 |
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| 15 | A | Opt | Keyboard shift | 1 | 1 |
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| 16 | A | Opt | Component (Y/N) Note: Fields which have visualization return N. | 1 | 1 |
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| 17 | A | Opt | Definition source
W: Working field
D: Data dictionary.
Will always be 'D' if process & function arguments not supplied. | 1 | 1 |
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| 18 | A | Opt | Prompting process name
Return Blank for working field | 1 | 10 |
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| 19 | A | Opt | Prompting function name
Return Blank for working field | 1 | 7 |
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| 20 | A | Opt | Is field RDMLX? Y=Field is RDMLX
N=Field is RDML. | 1 | 1 |
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