Properties: reference listing

The following table lists all record and field properties in alphabetical order.

Property	Specifies	See
actual_length	Bytes to skip in imported record if the field contains a null; bytes to fill with null-field or specified pad character, if exported field contains a null.	actual_length
ascii	Character set of data is in ASCII format.	ascii
big_endian	Multi-byte data types are formatted as big endian.	big_endian
binary	Field value represented in binary format; decimal represented in packed decimal format; julian day format; time represented as number of seconds from midnight; timestamp formatted as two 32-bit integers	binary
c_format	Format of text-numeric translation format to and from numeric fields	c_format
charset	Specifies a character set	charset
"record {text} ( " " a:int32; " " b:int16 {binary}; " " c:int8; ) " check_intact	Error checking of imported records with partial record schema (a suboption of intact)	check_intact
date_format	Defines a text-string date format or uformat format other than the default; uformat can contain multi-byte Unicode characters	date_format
days_since	The imported or exported field stores the date as a signed integer containing the number of days since date_in_ISO_format or uformat.	days_since
decimal_separator	Specifies an ASCII character to separate the integer and fraction components of a decimal	decimal_separator
default	Default value for a field that causes an error	default
default_date_format	Provides support for international date components in date fields	default_date_format
default_time_format	Provides support for international time components in time fields	default_time_format
delim	Trailing delimiter of all fields	delim
delim_string	One or more ASCII characters forming trailing delimiter of all fields	delim_string
drop	Field dropped on import	drop
ebcdic	Character set of data is in EBCDIC format	ebcdic
export_ebcdic_as_ascii	Exported field converted from EBCDIC to ASCII	export_ebcdic_as_ascii
fill	Byte value to fill in gaps in exported record	fill
final_delim	Delimiter character trailing last field of record	final_delim
final_delim_string	Delimiter string trailing last field of record	final_delim_string
fix_zero	A packed decimal field containing all zeros (normally illegal) is treated as a valid representation of zero	fix_zero
generate	Creation of exported field	generate
import_ascii_as_ebcdic	Translation of imported string field from ASCII to EBCDIC	import_ascii_as_ebcdic
in_format	Format of text translation to numeric field	in_format
intact	The record definition defines a partial record schema	intact
julian	The imported or exported field represents the date as a numeric value containing Julian day	julian
link	A field holds the length of a another, variable-length field of the record; field might be a vector	link
little_endian	Multi-byte data types are formatted as little endian	little_endian
max_width	Maximum width of the destination field.	max_width
midnight_seconds	The field represents the time as a binary 32-bit integer containing the number of seconds elapsed from the previous midnight	midnight_seconds
native_endian	Multi-byte data types are formatted as defined by the native format of the machine; this is the default for import/export operations	native_endian
nofix_zero	A packed decimal field containing all zeros generates an error (default)	nofix_zero
null_field	Value of null field in file to be imported; value to write to exported file if source field is null	null_field
null_length	Imported length meaning a null value; exported field contains a null	null_length
overpunch	The field has a leading or ending byte that contains a character which specifies both the numeric value of that byte and whether the number as a whole is negatively or positively signed	overpunch
out_format	Format of numeric translation to text field	out_format
packed	The imported or exported field contains a packed decimal	packed
padchar	Pad character of exported strings or numeric values	padchar
position	The byte offset of the field in the record	position
precision	The precision of the packed decimal	precision
prefix	Prefix of all fields of record; also length of prefix holding the length in bytes of a vector	prefix
"record {prefix = 2} (" " a:string; " " b:string {prefix = 1}; )" print_field	Each imported field generates message	print_field
quote	Field is enclosed in quotes or another ASCII character; useful for variable-length fields	quote
record_delim	Record delimited by a single ASCII character	record_delim
record_delim_string	Record delimited by one or more ASCII characters	record_delim_string
record_format	Variable-length blocked records or implicit records	record_format
record_length	Fixed length records	record_length
record_prefix	Records with a length prefix stored as binary data	record_prefix
reference	Name of field containing field length	reference
round	Rounding mode of source decimal	round
scale	The scale of the decimal	scale
separate	The imported or exported field contains an unpacked decimal with a separate sign byte	separate
skip	Number of bytes skipped from the end of the previous field to the beginning of this one	skip
tagcase	Defines the active field in a tagged subrecord	tagcase
text	Field represented as text-based data; decimal represented in string format; date, time, and timestamp representation is text-based	text
time_format	The format of an imported or exported field representing a time as a string	time_format
timestamp_format	The format of an imported or exported field representing a timestamp as a string	timestamp_format
vector_prefix	Prefix length for element count	vector_prefix
width	The exact width of the destination field	width
zoned	The imported or exported field contains an unpacked decimal represented by either ASCII or EBCDIC text	zoned

The remainder of this topic consists of an alphabetic listing of all properties. In presenting the syntax, field_definition is the name and data type of the field whose properties are defined.