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<h1 class="topictitle1">Define a display file for DDS</h1>
<div><p>You can specify positional entries for display files. Read this
topic for rules and examples for filling in positions 1 through 44 of the
data description specifications (DDS) form.</p>
<ul><li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify the entries in the following order to define a display
file:</span> <ol><li>File-level entries</li>
<li>Record-level entries</li>
<li>Help-level entries</li>
<li>Field-level entries</li>
</ol>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify at least one record format in the file.</span> <div class="p">The maximum number of record formats in a display
file is 1024. The maximum number of fields in any one record format is 32 763.
The maximum number of fields that can be displayed per record is 4095. The
maximum combined length of all named fields and indicators in a record format
is 32 763 bytes, regardless of the usage (I, O, B, M, H, P). For more
information, see the <a href="pos38.htm">Usage for display files (position 38)</a> topic. Also, see the <a href="../books/sc415715.pdf" target="_blank">Application Display
Programming book</a><img src="wbpdf.gif" alt="Link to PDF" /> for the maximum number of input-capable fields. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Specify the
file name through the Create Display File (CRTDSPF) command, not through DDS.</div>
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<div class="section"> <p>You
can find an explanation of file-, record-, help-, and field-level entries
as well as syntax rules for specifying DDS keywords in the <a href="../dds/rbafpmstsyntax.htm">Rules for DDS keywords
and parameter values</a> topic. You can find complete examples in the <a href="../dds/rbafpmstexamp.htm">Example: DDS for
each file type</a> topic.</p>
<p>The following figure shows a display file
coding example.</p>
<div class="fignone" id="displ__dfcex1"><a name="displ__dfcex1"><!-- --></a><span class="figcap">Figure 1. Display file coding</span><pre>|...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8
00100A* DISPLAY FILE EXAMPLE
00101A*
00102A REF(PAYROLL)
00103A R MENU
00104A H HLPARA(1 1 12 80)
00105A HLPRCD(RECORD1 FILEA)
00106A N01
00107AO 02 FLDA 20I 2O 2 2DSPATR(HI)
00108A FLDB 22N 2B 3 2
00109A 72 73
00110AO 60 61 62
00111AA 63 DSPATR(HI)
00112A FLDC 7Y 0B 7 20DSPATR(RI PC)
00113A 42 43
00114AO 60 61
00115AO 62 9 2'Constant'
00116A FLDD R 11 2</pre>
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<ul class="ullinks">
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzakcconvterm.htm">Conventions and terminology used in the DDS information</a></strong><br />
Read this topic for explanations on the conventions and terminology used in the DDS information.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzakcmstpsnent.htm">Positional entries for display files (positions 1 through 44)</a></strong><br />
Use this information to specify the first 44 positions of the data description specifications (DDS) form for display files.</li>
</ul>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="kickoff.htm" title="Use data description specifications (DDS) to define display files. This topic collection provides the information you need to code the positional and keyword entries that define these files.">DDS for display files</a></div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
<div><a href="rzakcmstkeyent.htm" title="You type the keyword entries that define display files in positions 45 through 80 (functions).">DDS keyword entries for display files (positions 45 through 80)</a></div>
<div><a href="keycons.htm" title="Some keywords in a display file containing USRDSPMGT cannot be specified.">Keyword considerations for display files used in the System/36 environment</a></div>
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