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PGM

The Program context (PGM) contains system fields that control the execution of a function. An example of a PGM field would be *Program Mode which determines the program mode in which a program executes.

The fields that appear in the PGM context are defined in a system file called *Program Data.

The PGM fields are:

Fields

Attr

condition

DSP Value

*Program mode

STS

*ADD

*AUTO

*CHANGE

*DISPLAY

*ENTER

*SELECT

ADD

AUTO

CHANGE

DISPLAY

ENTER

SELECT

*Return code

STS

*NORMAL

*User QUIT requested

*BLANK

Y2U9999

*Record data changed

STS

*NO

*YES

N

Y

*Record selected

STS

*NO

*YES

N

Y

*Reload subfile

STS

*NO

*YES

N

Y

*Scan limit

NBR

-

-

*Defer confirm

STS

*Defer confirm

*Proceed to confirm

Y

N

*Print format

STS

*Do not print format

*Print format

N

Y

*Continue transaction

STS

*NO

*YES

N

Y

*Next RDB

VNM

-

-

*cursor filed

VNM

-

-

*cursor row

NBR

-

-

*cursor column

NBR

-

-

*Re-read Subfile Record

STS

*NO

*YES

N

Y

*Initial call

STS

*NO

*YES

N

Y

*Sbmjob override string

TXT

–

–

*Sbmjob job name

VNM

–

–

*Sbmjob job user

VNM

–

–

*Sbmjob job number

CDE

–

–

*Synon work field (15,0)

NBR

-

-

*Synon work field (15,2)

NBR

-

-

*Synon work field (15,5)

NBR

-

-

*Synon work field (17,5)

NBR

-

-

*Synon work field (17,7)

NBR

-

-

*Synon work field (17,9)

NBR

-

-

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You can use the fields in the PGM context to control processing within function.

Each field is discussed briefly following: