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PC*MILERAS/400 MVS User’s Guide

 

 

 

 

2. (Response) Following are field parameters for a response to the route and state miles request. The PC response record has all of the required detailed route information. There are four route list records\response records. Therefore, if there are more than four records for the route, additional response records must be returned. Multiple returned records are designated by the "M" in the "MORE" parameter field.

REMEMBER: A “CP” and “SR” output record will always precede the “HR” response record.

Response from PC

Len

Value

Description

REQTYPE

2

HR

Route highway information returned

REFNUM

10

 

Output Queue Name

Request Options 13-22

 

 

(ALK uses ‘Q’ + the job number)

 

 

 

 

REQ-OPTION

1

 

Pos 1)

S=Shortest

 

 

 

 

P=Practical

 

 

 

 

N=National/Practical

 

 

 

 

T=Toll Discouraged/Practical

 

 

 

 

5=53’ Trailer/Practical

 

 

 

 

B=Toll Discouraged/Practical

 

 

 

 

C=National Network/Practical

 

 

 

 

D=53 Foot Trailer/Practical

 

 

 

 

E=Toll Discouraged/National

 

 

 

 

Network/Practical

 

 

 

 

F=Toll Discouraged/53 Foot

 

 

 

 

Trailer/Practical

 

 

 

 

G=Toll Discouraged/Shortest

 

 

 

 

H=National Network/Shortest

 

 

 

 

I=53 Foot Trailer/Shortest

 

 

 

 

J=Toll Discouraged/National

 

 

 

 

Network/Shortest

 

 

 

 

K=Toll Discouraged/53 FootTrailer/

 

 

 

 

Shortest

 

1

 

Pos 2) M or K for miles or kilometers

 

1

 

Pos 3) R = resequence stops

 

 

 

 

H = hub leg miles

 

 

 

 

F = resequence stops fixed destination

 

 

 

 

blank = otherwise

REQ-MORE

1

 

Pos 4) M = more data to follow

 

1

 

Pos 5) Reserved by DR request

REQ-FMT

1

 

Pos 6) E = Extended Format

 

 

 

 

(Required see appendix A)

REQ-REGION

1

 

Pos 7)

A=Asia,E=Europe,F=Africa,N=North

 

 

 

 

America,O=Oceania,S=South America

REQ-Custom Routing

1

 

Pos 8)

C=Custom, blank=default

REQ-Ovrd Restrictions

1

 

Pos 9)

Y=Override Restrictions or L=Light

 

 

 

 

N=Obey Restrictions or H=Heavy

REQ-Hazmat

1

 

Pos 10)

G = General Restriction

 

 

 

 

E = Explosive Restriction

I = Inhalant Restriction

R = Radioactive Restriction

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