Field attributes and printer control characters
The standard list DFHBMSCA simplifies the provision of field attributes and printer control characters. Table 1 lists the symbolic names for the various combinations of attributes and control characters. If you need combinations other than those that are listed, you must generate them separately.
Bit map of attributes shows
a bit map of attributes to help you do this. Attributes and orders can be
set only by their constant names or by their associated graphic values (for
example, A
for unprotected and Modified Data Tag (MDT) set).
You can get the standard attribute and printer character control
list by including the DFHBMSCA copybook in your application program.
- For COBOL users, it consists of an 01 statement and a set of 02 statements
that must be copied into the working storage section, as follows:
COPY DFHBMSCA - For C or C++ users, it consists
of a series of defined constants that are included in the application program
as follows:
#include <dfhbmsca.h> - For PL/I users, it consists of DECLARE statements defining elementary
character variables as follows:
%include DFHBMSCA;
You must use the symbolic name DFHDFT in the application structure to override a map attribute with the default. On the other hand, to specify default values in a Set Attribute (SA) sequence in text build, you should use the symbolic names DFHDFCOL, DFHBASE, or DFHDFHI.
Note: TXSeries for Multiplatforms do
not support selector pen detection.
| Constant | Meaning |
|---|---|
| DFHBMPEM | Printer end-of-message |
| DFHBMPNL | Printer new-line |
| DFHBMASK | Autoskip |
| DFHBMUNP | Unprotected |
| DFHBMUNN | Unprotected and numeric |
| DFHBMPRO | Protected |
| DFHBMBRY | Bright |
| DFHBMDAR | Dark |
| DFHBMFSE | Modified Data Tag (MDT) set |
| DFHBMPRF | Protected and MDT set |
| DFHBMASF | Autoskip and MDT set |
| DFHBMASB | Autoskip and bright |
| DFHBMPSO | Shift-out value, 0E |
| DFHBMPSI | Shift-in value, 0F |
| DFHBMEOF | Field erased |
| DFHBMDET 3 | Field detected |
| DFHSA 2 | Set Attribute (SA) order |
| DFHERROR | Error code |
| DFHCOLOR 2 | Color |
| DFHPS 2 | Programmed symbols |
| DFHHLT 2 | Highlight |
| DFH3270 2 | Base 3270 field attribute |
| DFHVAL 3 | Validation |
| DFHOUTLN 3 | Field outlining attribute code |
| DFHBKTRN 3 | Background transparency attribute code |
| DFHOUTLN (Windows only) | Field outlining attribute code |
| DFHBKTRN (Windows only) | Background transparency attribute code |
| DFHALL . | Reset all to defaults |
| DFHDFT | Default |
| DFHDFCOL 2 | Default color |
| DFHBLUE | Blue |
| DFHRED | Red |
| DFHPINK | Pink |
| DFHGREEN | Green |
| DFHTURQ | Turquoise |
| DFHYELLO | Yellow |
| DFHNEUTR | Neutral color |
| DFHBASE 2 | Base programmed symbols |
| DFHDFHI 2 | Normal |
| DFHBLINK | Blink |
| DFHREVRS | Reverse video |
| DFHUNDLN | Underscore |
| DFHMFIL 3 | Mandatory fill |
| DFHMENT 3 | Mandatory enter |
| DFHMFE 3 | Mandatory fill and mandatory enter |
| DFHMT 3 | Trigger |
| DFHMFT 3 | Mandatory fill and trigger |
| DFHMET 3 | Mandatory enter and trigger DFHMFIL (Windows) |
| DFHMENT (Windows) | Mandatory enter |
| DFHMFE (Windows) | Mandatory fill and mandatory enter |
| DFHMT (Windows) | Trigger |
| DFHMFT (Windows) | Mandatory fill and trigger |
| DFHMET (Windows) | Mandatory enter and trigger |
| DFHUNNOD | Unprotected, non-display, non-print, nondetectable, MDT |
| DFHUNIMD | Unprotected, intensify, detectable, MDT |
| DFHUNNUM | Unprotected, numeric, MDT |
| DFHUNINT | Unprotected, numeric, intensify, detectable, MDT |
| DFHUNNON | Unprotected, numeric, non-display, non-print, nondetectable, MDT |
| DFHPROTI | Protected, intensify, detectable |
| DFHPROTN | Protected, nondisplay, nonprint, nondetectable |
| DFHMFET 3 DFHMFET (Windows only) | Mandatory fill and mandatory enter and trigger |
| DFHDFFR | Default outline |
| DFHUNDER | Underline |
| DFHRIGHT | Right vertical line |
| DFHOVER | Overline |
| DFHLEFT | Left vertical line |
| DFHBOX | Underline and right vertical and overline and left vertical |
| DFHSOSI | SOSI (shift out, shift in) = yes |
| DFHTRANS 1 | Background transparency |
| DFHOPAQ 1 | No background transparency |
Notes®:
- 1
- Ignored on TXSeries for Multiplatforms.
- 2
- Use for constructing embedded Set Attribute (SA) orders in user text or for constructing data streams with Start Field Extended (SFE) orders.
- 3
- Ignored by cicsterm but can be used for transaction routing to other terminals.