Valid entries for display files
These entries are valid for display files.
| Entry keyboard shifts | Meaning | Data type permitted |
|---|---|---|
| Blank | Default | |
| X | Alphabetic only | Character |
| A | Alphanumeric shift | Character |
| N | Numeric shift | Character or numeric |
| S | Signed numeric | Numeric |
| Y | Numeric only | Numeric |
| W | Katakana (for Japan only) | Character |
| I | Inhibit keyboard entry | Character or numeric |
| D | Digits only | Character or numeric |
| M | Numeric only character | Character |
| Data type (see note) | ||
| F | Floating point | Numeric |
| L | Date | |
| T | Time | |
| Z | Timestamp |
Note: The data types J (only), E (either), O (open), and G (graphic)
support DDS display files that use DBCS. The G (graphic) data type also supports
DDS display files that use UTF-16 and UCS-2.
The examples in Defining a display file for DDS and Date (L), Time (T), and Timestamp (Z) show how to specify the keyboard shift attribute.
The keyboard shift attributes are defined in detail in the following topics.