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A-Shell Reference

type is a string containing a sensible combination of the codes listed in the following sections. Note the following:

Case is significant.
The codes are generally additive, and you can use as many as you want. For example, specifying both the codes for alphabetic and numeric types will result in an alphanumeric field.
The codes many be either single-character codes, or double or even triple character codes. All of the double-character codes begin with the lead-in character | (vertical bar.) All of the triple character codes begin with a pair of vertical bars.

The codes are organized into the categories shown in the following topics. The final topic in this section, Type Codes Summary, shows all of the type codes in a single table.

Note that in addition to the type parameter, INFLD also adds any default type codes set via the system parameter (miame.ini) SBR=INFDEF directive or via the SET INFDEF command. Use CTRL+V while editing a field to see the complete list of type codes active for that field.

Subtopics

Character Type Acceptance

Numeric Formatting Codes

Date/Time-Related Codes

LDF-Related Codes

Timer-Related Codes

GUI-Related Codes

Miscellaneous Codes

Exit Key Enabling Codes

Type Codes Summary