Personal Communications Response

The following table shows the field information that PC/3270 returns:

Field Returned Information Explanation
Formatted/Unformatted Formatted, Unformatted Whether the presentation space is formatted or unformatted. If Unformatted is specified, no other field information will be returned.
Unprotected/Protected N 0 = Unprotected data field. 1 = Protected data field.
A/N N 0 = Alphanumeric. 1 = Numeric.
I/SPD N 0 = Normal intensity, undetectable. 1 = Normal intensity, detectable. 2 = High intensity, detectable. 3 = Nondisplay, undetectable.
MDT N 0 = Field is not changed. 1 = Field is changed.
Field start offset NNNN Field starts this field position.
Field length NNNN Field length.

The following table shows the field information that PC400 returns:

Field Returned Information Explanation
Formatted/Unformatted Formatted, Unformatted Whether the presentation space is formatted or unformatted. If Unformatted is specified, no other field information will be returned.
Field attribute N 0 = Not field attribute byte. 1 = Field attribute byte.
Visibility N 0 = Nondisplay. 1 = Display.
Unprotected/Protected N 0 = Unprotected data field. 1 = Protected data field.
Intensity N 0 = Normal. 1 = High.
Field Type N 0 = Alphanumeric: all characters allowed. 1 = Alphabet only: uppercase and lowercase letters, comma, period, hyphen, blank, and Dup key allowed. 2 = Numeric shift: automatic shift for numerics. 3 = Numeric only: numbers 0–9, comma, period, plus, minus, blank, and Dup key allowed. 5 = Digits only: numbers 0–9 and Dup key allowed. 6 = Magnetic stripe reader data only. 7 = Sighed numeric: numbers 0–9, plus, minus, and Dup key allowed.
MDT N 0 = Field is not changed. 1 = Field is changed.
Field start offset NNNN Field starts this field position.
Field length NNNN Field length.
If Personal Communications do not return the field information, it may be because:
  • An incorrect item name was specified.
  • A system error has occurred.