Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Dictionary Database Structure
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DICTOTF (Object Text File)
Table D-16. DICTOTF (Object Text File) Fields
Field Description
IDENTIFIER A group that uniquely identifies each record in DICTOTF,
consisting of the next two fields, TEXT-ID and LINE-
NUMBER.
TEXT-ID A number that uniquely identifies a text item.
The value of TEXT-ID can be used as a link to DICTODF
and DICTOBL through the following fields:
•
ODF.COMMENT-TEXT
•
OBL.COMMENT-TEXT
•
OBL.DISPLAY-TEXT
•
OBL.HEADING-TEXT
•
OBL.HELP-TEXT
•
OBL.MUST-BE-TEXT
•
OBL.PICTURE-TEXT
•
OBL.VALUE-TEXT
DISPLAY, HEADING, and PICTURE strings can have only
one line of text for each text ID; otherwise, a text ID can
have multiple lines of text associated with it.
LINE-NUMBER A number that uniquely identifies each line of text
associated with a text item. Line numbers are assigned
sequentially from 0.
CONSTANT-ID If the text element was defined by referring to a constant,
contains the object number of the constant; otherwise, it is
0.
CONSTANT-TYPE-STRING A two-character ASCII code that identifies the type of
constant.
CONSTANT-TYPE A numeric code identifying the type of constant.
CONSTANT-TYPE-EXPLICIT Contains an ASCII character “Y” (yes) to indicate the
constant type was entered explicitly or “N” (no) to indicate
the constant type was inherited from another constant or by
default.
LOCALE-NAME The locale name for an internationalization item.
LN-CONSTANT If the locale name was defined by referring to a constant,
contains the object number of the constant; otherwise, it is
0.
TEXT-LEN The number of bytes of text in TEXT-LINE.
TEXT-TYPE A code in Table D-17
on page D-45 that identifies the type
of text stored in TEXT-LINE. For more information about
text types, see Tex t I te m s
on page D-2.
TEXT-LINE The text line identified by TEXT-ID and LINE number. Each
line of text is a variable length string of from 0 through 132
bytes.