iTS 1.0+)

Data Division

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Clauses in Message Description Entry

2. The variable-length field MSG2 contains an output message that originated in

W-FLD2. The first byte of MSG2 contains the number of data characters in the

message:

3. The VARYING2 field MSG3 receives a message and passes it to W-FLD3. The first

two bytes of MSG3 specify that the message has two characters of data:

Since W-FLD3 is an eight-byte binary item, the message is right justified in the field

and filled with zeros.

4. The VARYING1 field MSG4 sends a message containing two characters of data

from W-FLD1:

MSG4 receives a three-character reply, which it places in W-FLD4:

Since W-FLD4 is an alphanumeric item, the reply is left justified in the field and

filled with blanks.

014CDT .CDD

W-FLD2 MSG2

AB A B

count value

015CDT .CDD

0 2 3 249

0000003249

MSG3 W-FLD3

count value

016CDT .CDD

2AB

W-FLD1 MSG4

MSG4 W-FLD4

3C CDE

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