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Dump Format

The following screen shows a record displayed in dump format.

On this screen:

• The left side of the record displays the hexadecimal representation of each byte
• The right side is the character representation of each displayable byte; non‑displayable bytes are shown as periods

DATATYPE= FC FILEID= INVNTRY  MODE=BROWSE  LOG=OFF TODEST=   PASSWORD=
 FUNC= NEXT SUBFUNC=      RETMETH=        ARGTYP=     SRCHTYP= 
 MESSAGE= RECORD OBTAINED FOR VIEWING                                
  RETNRCID=F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F5                                GELEN=
     RCID=                                                                  
     DATA=                                                     SIZE= 0050
 FORMAT= D 00112233 44556677 8899AABB CCDDEEFF  *0123456789ABCDEF*     
 LOC 0000  ........ ........ ........ ........  ................          
   0000    F0F0F0F0 F0F0F0F0 F0F54040 40404040   0000000005    DSORG=VSKS
   0010    F0F3F9F9 0407835C 40404040 40404040   0399....      RECFM=VB
   0020    40404040 40404040 C1C2C340 C3D6D9D7        BC CORP  LRECL=0050
   0030    F0F9F1F2 F8F74040 0000598C 40404040   091287  ....  BLKSIZE=0000
   0040    D1D6C8D5 404040E2 D4C9E3C8 40404040   JOHN   SMITH  KEYPOS=0000
   0050                                                        KEYLEN=0A
   0060                                                        STRNO=01
   0070                                                                        
   0080                                                        READ  
   0090                                                        BROWSE
   00A0                                                              
   00B0                                                                
   00C0                                                                
                                                                      
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Dump format has the following characteristics:

Record/segment display—16 bytes per line; hexadecimal and character.

Numeric information (such as, SIZE, LOC)—Hexadecimal.

Field entry—Hexadecimal or universal mode.

Position of first byte of data in record or segment—Location 0.