ALK Technologies manual PC*MILERAS/400 MVS User’s Guide

PC*MILERAS/400 MVS User’s Guide 25

•Region (Continent): Regions in which mileages can be generated are: “A” for Asia; “E” for Europe; “F” for Africa; “N” for North America; “O” for Oceania; or “S” for South America. (Regions outside North America require PC*MILERWorldwide.

FOR AN ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OF THESE DEFINITIONS, press the Help key on your keyboard. For Terminal Emulation sessions on PC’s, this is typically the Scroll Lock key or Right Mouse Click > Help.

In the middle of the screen are the stop entry fields. Enter the city names and state abbreviations for the stop-off locations desired, their ZIP codes, or their latitude/longitude positions. Both the Spelling Helper and ZIP Code Helper described in the main PC*MILER User’s Guide are available for use with PC*MILER-AS/400. You may enter up to 30 stop-offs.

⇒NOTE: PC*MILER-AS/400 only supports Degree-Minute-Secondlat/long format; e.g. 0333716N,1142709W.

⇒NOTE For PC*MILERStreets Users: An address should directly follow the city/state or ZIP code entry, separated by a semicolon (e.g. “Princeton, NJ; 1000 Herrontown Road”).

You can also purchase separate add-on data modules for Canadian postal codes or SPLC codes. A Canadian postal code is entered in the same manner as a ZIP code, but in the following format: L#L<space> #L#. (e.g. “K7L 4E7”). A SPLC is a six- or nine-digit number, preceded by the letters ‘SPLC’ (e.g. “SPLC908601”).

At the bottom of the screen, the function keys used with PC*MILER for the AS/400 are described. These include:

F2 State help. Displays a list of all state and province abbreviations. F3 Exit. Exits the program and returns to the main AS/400 screen.

F7 Ins stop. Allows you to insert a new stop-off where the cursor is positioned.

F8 Del stop. Allows you to delete a stop-off where the cursor is positioned.

F10 Process request. Sends the request to PC*MILER on the dedicated PC.

F11 Restart. Clears the screen, and lets you start making data entries on the screen again.