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System Data Item Descriptions
ACTMTH
System Data Item Descriptions
The System Data items are described in the sections below, and listed in alphabetical order.
In an Ispec, ACTMTH contains the current accounting month in the form YYMM. If debug
date and time is activated, it contains the month of the current debug date. In a Report, it
contains the ACTMTH value from the last Event record read. It appears on all Ispec screen
formats, and is available to all logic. It is included in Event database records.
ACTMTH may be assigned the NOT.ENTERED attribute for a particular Ispec, by selecting
an option on the Ispec Option screen.
LENGTH = 4 EDIT = N
Using ACTMTH After the Year 2000
The length of the System Data item ACTMTH is 4. If you use ACTMTH as a Profile
Ordinate, you should consider replacing it with a data item of length 6 in order the include
the century.
GLB.ACTIONKEY
Note: This System Data item is valid in Ispecs for an OS 2200 based LINC System
only. It is available in LDA and may be tested using LDA Run Time.
GLB.ACTIONKEY is a read-only System Data item containing the value of the Function
Key pressed (if you are using the FKHANDLE SGS statement). If you are trapping EXIT or
BYE, this data item will contain EX or BY if an EXIT or BYE request is made, respectively.
The value in GLB.ACTIONKEY is retained across recalls to other Ispecs. You may need to
check the value of GLB.PREVISPEC against the value of ISPEC to make sure it contains
the value of the current Ispec. For an example of the code required to test the value of
GLB.PREVISPEC, see your OS 2200 Based LINC Administration and Operations Guide.
LENGTH = 2 EDIT = A
LDA
The GLB.ACTIONKEY stores the value of the function key selected from the LDA Run
Time Action Key dialog box. The function keys available are listed in the following table.
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