Oracle Audio Technologies Data Translation Rules, Oracle Tuxedo Terminology, Term Definition

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Oracle Tuxedo Terminology

Term

Definition

STRING

A buffer of character data that is

terminated by the first null character in the

buffer. Typically, character string buffers

undergo translation when sent to a system

that is different from the sending system.

CARRAY

A CARRAY is a buffer of raw data that

contains no terminating character and that

undergoes no conversion or translation;

the data is sent from one system to another

without modification. A CARRAY is an

exemplary buffer type for a graphics file.

VIEW

A VIEW buffer is a collection of field

definitions that can be treated as a single

entity. It is comparable to a record layout

in COBOL or a structure in C.

FML

FML (Fielded Manipulation Language)

buffers are variable length, dynamic,

self-describing buffers. Each field in the

buffer has its own descriptive header. In

Oracle Tuxedo, FML buffers can be tied

closely to VIEW buffers so that conversion

from one to the other is direct.

Field Type

Translation Rules

CARRAY

Passed untranslated as sequences of bytes

STRING and CHAR

Translated from ASCII to EBCDIC (if needed)

SHORT

Translated to S9(4) COMP

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