Pathmaker Reference Manual

REQUESTER Statement
Pathmaker Application Definition Language (PMADL)
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PROTECTED
Specifies whether the field is to be display only, and protected from accidental
data entry:
YES Specifies protected.
NO Specifies that the field is to accept the entry of data.
TAB-IF-FULL
Specifies whether the cursor is to automatically advance to the next field when
the current field is filled:
YES Specifies that the cursor advance automatically.
NO Specifies that the user is to tab to the next field. This is the default
value.
HEADING text
Specifies up to 46 characters of heading text to be associated with the display
field in the requester's default screen. The default value depends upon the
DDL or SQL description of the display field's reference field.
If you do not specify a HEADING clause, the system uses the requester’s
configured default value.
PICTURE text
Specifies up to 30 characters of SCREEN COBOL screen picture text to be used
with the display field. The default value depends upon the DDL or SQL
description of the display field's reference field.
If you do not specify a PICTURE clause, the system uses the requester’s
configured default value.
CONVERSION number
Specifies a number from 0 through 32767 for user conversion procedures to be
used to accept and display nonstandard data types in the display field of the
application. The conversion procedures must be bound into the TCP program
file used in the target application.
If you do not supply a CONVERSION clause, no user conversion procedure is
associated with the display field.
SCREEN-FIELD-NAME name
Specifies a fixed name for instances of the display field.
If you do not specify a name, the field name will vary for each screen.