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AUTO (AU) and AUTO.ARRAY (AUA)
AUTO (AU) and AUTO.ARRAY (AUA)
The AUTO; command transfers the value of a data item to a data item in the Auto Entry
buffer. Data items in the Auto Entry buffer must be contained in the Ispec specified by the
associated AUTO.ENTRY; command.
The AUTO.ARRAY; command transfers a Setup Data array or Global Setup Data array to
the Auto Entry buffer. Otherwise, it functions as the AUTO; command does for a data item.
The receiving item must be of sufficient size to store the array, and it must be
alphanumeric.
Rejection of data transfer
A transfer using the AUTO; or AUTO.ARRAY; commands to an Event or a Memo
Component is always valid, although the transfer may be rejected if it involves Profiles that
do not allow duplicates. A transfer to a Standard, Table,orMultiple Ordinate Memo
Component is rejected in the following cases:
$ Where the value of MAINT is GLB.ADD and the record already exists
$ Where the value of MAINT is GLB.CHG or GLB.DEL, and the record does not exist
If an AUTO; command fails during Ispec logic execution, GLB.STATUS is set to *****.
Transferring Values Using AUTO; and AUTO.ARRAY; Commands
When transferring values using AUTO; and AUTO.ARRAY; commands:
$ Do not transfer an alphanumeric value to an unsigned numeric data item with decimals
(or vice versa).
$ Do not transfer an alphanumeric value to a signed numeric data item (or vice versa).
$ Do not transfer signed numerics if you are performing a transfer between different
host types. The recommended method for transferring a signed field between systems
on different host types is to have a separate field for the sign, and simply transfer the
positive numeric.
$ Perform the transfer of data explicitly for each data item required, including a value for
the MAINT System Data item where appropriate. Use GLB.ADD, GLB.CHG, and
GLB.DEL for the MAINT System Data item. FIR, LAS, BAC and NEX are also valid for
external Automatic Entries.
$ For new records, any data items not included in AUTO; commands are sent a zero or
space value as appropriate.
$ For records being changed, any items not included in AUTO; commands retain their
existing values, unless CLW; (0) or CLW; ( ) are defined for those items.
$ Use the AUTO.CLEAR; command to clear the value of a data item. However, if the
CLEAR.WHEN; character is a space (or zero for a numeric item), the value will be set
to spaces (or zero).
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