NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Programmer's Guide

User-Defined Maps
Standard and User-Defined Maps
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The following table shows some examples of values that are valid for the specified
TYPE clause:
TYPE Clause Original Value Reason
BINARY 16, 2 123.45 The value of 12345 is greater than -32768
and less than 32767.
BINARY 16, 2 UNSIGNED 11.11 The value of 1111 is greater than 0 and less
than 65535.
BINARY 64, 1 756.32 After 756.32 is rounded down to 756.30, the
value of 7563 is greater than -32768 and
less than 32767.
The following table shows some examples of values that are invalid for the
specified TYPE clause:
TYPE Clause Original Value Reason
BINARY 16, 2 756.32 The value of 75632 is greater than 32767.
BINARY 16, 2 7563.26 After 7563.26 is rounded up to 7563.30, the
value of 756330 is greater than 32767.
BINARY 16, 3 UNSIGNED 756.32 The value of 756320 is greater than 65535.
BINARY 64, 4 756.32 The value of 7563200 is greater than 32767.
Table 11-7 summarizes how NonStop NET/MASTER MS treats PICTURE clause
data types.
Table 11-7. Considerations for PICTURE Clause Data Types
PICTURE Clause Data Type Internal Form External Form
A Stored as a sequence of characters. Example:
ABC.
Stored as a sequence of characters. Example:
ABC.
X Stored as a sequence of characters. Example:
ABC.
Stored as a sequence of characters. Example:
ABC.
9 Stored as a sequence of digits. Example: 123. Stored as a sequence of digits. Example: 123.
S9[…] Stored as a sequence of digits. Example: 123. Stored as a sequence of digits. Example: 123.
S9[…]V9(…) Stored as a sequence of digits. Example: -234. Stored as a sequence of digits with a decimal
point. Example: -2.34.
T9[…] N.A. Stored as a sequence of characters.
9[…]S N.A. Stored as a sequence of characters.
9[…]T N.A. Stored as a sequence of characters.
N.A. Not applicable