5-42 Command Reference
FIXDATA Purpose Defines fixed data for an input buffer.
Syntax FIXDATA
buffer-field1
Process The FIXDATA command defines fixed data for the input buffer. Use this command
with the CHARTYPE command, which provides a template.
Buffer-field1
contains a
string inserted into the input buffer.
Buffer-field1
can be one of the following:
Buffer Field1
Description
INPUT Input Buffer
Logical Field Name
(TEMP1)
Temporary Buffer
Field
Logical Field Name (LU1) Lookup Buffer Field
Logical Field Name (PR1) Printer Buffer Field
Logical Field Name
(Field1) [Index]
Array Buffer Field
String
Number
ASCII string delimited
by double quotes
Number prefixed by a
number sign (#)
Rules: Spaces in a string represent fixed spaces.
An underscore, "_", is a place holder for variable data.
Example
This example creates a template for a telephone number. The CHARTYPE
command could define the variable characters as numeric.
FIXDATA "(___) ___-___"
See Also CHARTYPE
TSTRIP