DSIC FM EXTERNAL (1638)    REMOTE PROCEDURE (8994)

Name Value
NAME DSIC FM EXTERNAL
TAG EXTERNAL
ROUTINE DSICFM06
RETURN VALUE TYPE SINGLE VALUE
AVAILABILITY AGREEMENT
DESCRIPTION 
This will convert an internal formatted data to external format.  This 
differs from the GET Fileman calls in that a record ien is not required.  
However, it is the responsibility of the developer to make sure that for 
the particular file (or subfile) and field that the DD will output the 
data without an internal number (e.g., DA is not defined).
INPUT PARAMETER
  • FILE
    PARAMETER TYPE:   LITERAL
    MAXIMUM DATA LENGTH:   20
    REQUIRED:   YES
    SEQUENCE NUMBER:   1
    DESCRIPTION:   
    This is the number of the file (or subfile) which has that field.
  • FIELD
    PARAMETER TYPE:   LITERAL
    MAXIMUM DATA LENGTH:   15
    REQUIRED:   YES
    SEQUENCE NUMBER:   2
    DESCRIPTION:   
    This is the field number for the data to be converted to external.
  • VALUE
    PARAMETER TYPE:   LITERAL
    MAXIMUM DATA LENGTH:   100
    REQUIRED:   YES
    SEQUENCE NUMBER:   3
    DESCRIPTION:   
    This is the value in internal Fileman format to be converted to external 
format.
RETURN PARAMETER DESCRIPTION 
Return the external value for that file and field or -1^message