Table A-1 Supported MFL Data Types
Data Type
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Description
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Binary (Base64 encoding)
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Any character value accepted. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field. Resulting XML data for this field is encoded using base-64.
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Binary (Hex encoding)
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Any character value accepted. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field. Resulting XML data for this field is encoded using base-16.
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Date: DD-MMM-YY
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A string defining a date, i.e. 22-JAN-00.
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Date: DD-MMM-YYYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. 22-JAN-2000.
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Date: DD/MM/YY
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A string defining a date, i.e. 22/01/00.
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Date: DD/MM/YYYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. 22/01/2000.
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Date: DDMMMYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. 22JAN00.
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Date: DDMMMYYYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. 22JAN2000.
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Date: MM/DD/YY
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A string defining a date, i.e. 01/22/00.
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Date: MM/DD/YYYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. 01/22/2000.
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Date: MMDDYY
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A six digit numeric string defining a date, i.e. 012200.
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Date: MMDDYYYY
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An eight digit numeric string defining a date, i.e. 01222000.
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Date: MMM-YY
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A string defining a date, i.e. JAN-00.
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Date: MMM-YYYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. JAN-2000.
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Date: MMMDDYYYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. JAN222000.
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Date: MMMYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. JAN00.
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Date: MMMYYYY
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A string defining a date, i.e. JAN2000.
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Date: Wed Nov 15 10:55:37 CST 2000
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The default date format of the Java platform, i.e. 'WED NOV 15 10:55:37 CST 2000'
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Date: YY-MM-DD
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A string defining a date, i.e. 00-01-22. (The string: 00-01-22 defines the date January 22, 2000.)
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Date: YY/MM/DD
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A string defining a date, i.e. 00/01/22. (The string: 00/01/22 defines the date January 22, 2000.)
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Date: YYMMDD
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A string defining a date, i.e. 000122. (The string: 000122 defines the date January 22, 2000.)
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Date: YYYY-MM-DD
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A string defining a date, i.e. 2000-01-22. (The string: 2000-01-22 defines the date January 22, 2000.)
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Date: YYYY/MM/DD
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A string defining a date, i.e. 2000/01/22. (The string: 2000/01/22 defines the date January 22, 2000.)
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Date: YYYYMMDD
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An eight byte numeric string of the format YYYYMMDD. A base data of String or EBCDIC may be specified to indicate the character encoding.
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DateTime: DD/MM/YY hh:mm
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A string defining a date and time, i.e. 22/01/00 12:24.
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DateTime: DD/MM/YY hh:mm AM
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A string defining a date and time, i.e. 22/01/00 12:24 AM.
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DateTime: DD/MM/YY hh:mm:ss
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A string defining a date and time, i.e. 22/01/00 12:24:00.
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DateTime: DD/MM/YY hh:mm:ss AM
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A string defining a date and time, i.e. 22/01/00 12:24:00 AM.
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DateTime: MM/DD/YY hh:mm
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A string defining a date and time, i.e. 01/22/00 12:24.
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DateTime: MM/DD/YY hh:mi AM
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A string defining a date and time, i.e. 01/22/00 12:24 AM.
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DateTime: MM/DD/YY hh:mm:ss
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A string defining a date and time, i.e. 01/22/00 12:24:00.
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DateTime: MM/DD/YY hh:mm:ss AM
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A string defining a date and time, i.e. 01/22/00 12:24:00 AM.
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DateTime: MMDDYYhhmm
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A string of numeric digits defining a date and time, i.e. 0122001224.
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DateTime: YYYYMMDDhhmmss
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A fourteen byte numeric string of the format YYYYMMDDHHMISS. A Base data type may be specified.
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DateTime: MMDDYYhhmmss
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A string of numeric digits defining a date and time, i.e. 012200122400.
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EBCDIC
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A string of characters in IBM Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field.
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Filler
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A sequence of bytes that is not transformed to XML. This field of data is skipped over when transforming non-XML data to XML. When transforming XML to non-XML data, this field is written to the binary output stream as a sequence of spaces.
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FloatingPoint: 4 bytes, Big-Endian
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A four byte big endian floating point number that conforms to the IEEE Standard 754.
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FloatingPoint, 4 bytes, Little-Endian
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A four byte little endian floating point number that conforms to the IEEE Standard 754.
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FloatingPoint: 8 bytes, Big-Endian
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A eight byte big endian floating point number that conforms to the IEEE Standard 754.
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FloatingPoint: 8 bytes, Little-Endian
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A eight byte little endian floating point number that conforms to the IEEE Standard 754.
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Integer: Signed, 1 byte
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A one byte signed integer, i.e. '56' is 0x38.
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Integer: Unsigned, 1 byte
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A one byte unsigned integer, i.e. '128' is 0x80.
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Integer: Signed, 2 byte, Big-Endian
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A signed two-byte integer in big endian format, i.e. '4660' is 0x1234.
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Integer: Signed, 4 byte, Big-Endian
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A signed four-byte integer in big endian format, i.e. '4660' is 0x00001234.
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Integer: Signed, 8 bytes, Big-Endian
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A signed eight-byte integer in big endian format, i.e. '4660' is 0x0000000000001234.
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Integer: Unsigned, 2 byte, Big-Endian
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An unsigned two-byte integer in big endian format, i.e. '65000' is 0xFDE8.
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Integer: Unsigned, 4 byte, Big-Endian
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An unsigned four-byte integer in big endian format, i.e. '65000' is 0x0000FDE8.
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Integer: Unsigned, 8 bytes, Big-Endian
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A unsigned eight-byte integer in big endian format, i.e. '65000' is 0x000000000000FDE8.
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Integer: Signed, 2 bytes, Little-Endian
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A signed two-byte integer in little endian format, i.e. '4660' is 0x3412.
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Integer: Signed, 4 bytes, Little-Endian
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A signed four-byte integer in little endian format, i.e. '4660' is 0x34120000.
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Integer: Signed, 8 bytes, Little-Endian
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A signed eight-byte integer in little endian format, i.e. '4660' is 0x3412000000000000.
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Integer: Unsigned, 2 bytes, Little-Endian
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An unsigned two-byte integer in little endian format, i.e.'65000' is 0xE8FD.
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Integer: Unsigned, 4 bytes, Little-Endian
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An unsigned four-byte integer in little endian format, i.e. '65000' is 0xE8FD0000.
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Integer: Unsigned, 8 bytes, Little-Endian
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A unsigned eight-byte integer in little endian format, i.e. '65000' is 0xE8FD000000000000.
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Literal
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A literal value determined by the contents of the value attribute. When non-XML data is transformed to XML, the presence of the specified literal in the non-XML data is verified by WLXT. The literal is read, but is not transformed to the XML data. When XML data is transformed to a non-XML format, and a literal is defined as part of the non-XML format, WLXT writes the literal in the resulting Non-XML byte stream.
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Numeric
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A string of characters containing only digits, i.e. '0' through '9'. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field.
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Packed Decimal: Signed
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IBM signed packed format. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field to be specified. The length or length field should specify the size of this field in bytes.
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Packed Decimal: Unsigned
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IBM unsigned packed format. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field to be specified. The length or length field should specify the size of this field in bytes.
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String
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A string of characters. Requires a length, a length field, a delimiter, or a delimiter field. If no length, length field, or delimiter is defined for a data type String, a delimiter of "\x00" (a NUL character) will be assumed.
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String: NUL terminated
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A string of characters, optionally NUL (\x00) terminated, residing within a fixed length field. This field type requires a length attribute or length field which determines the amount of data read for the field. This data is then examined for a NUL delimiter. If a delimiter is found, data following the delimiter is discarded. If a NUL delimiter does not exist, the fixed length data is used as the value of the field.
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Time: hhmmss
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A string defining a time, i.e. 122400.
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Time: hh:mm AM
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A string defining a time, i.e. 12:24 AM.
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Time: hh:mm
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A string defining a time, i.e. 12:24.
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Time: hh:mm:ss AM
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A string defining a time, i.e. 12:24:00 AM.
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Time: hh:mm:ss
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A string defining a time, i.e. 12:24:00.
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Zoned Decimal: Leading sign
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Signed zoned decimal format (US-ASCII or EBCDIC) where the sign indicator is in the first nibble. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field to be specified. The length or length field should specify the size of this field in bytes.
Note: This data type is supported with US-ASCII data only with Message Format Language Version 2.02
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Zoned Decimal: Leading separate sign
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Signed zoned decimal format (US-ASCII or EBCDIC) where the sign indicator is in the first byte. The first byte only contains the sign indicator and is separated from the numeric value. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field to be specified. The length or length field should specify the size of this field in bytes.
Note: This data type is supported with US-ASCII data only with Message Format Language Version 2.02.
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Zoned Decimal: Signed
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Signed zoned decimal format (US-ASCII or EBCDIC). Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field to be specified. The length or length field should specify the size of this field in bytes.
Note: This data type is supported with US-ASCII data only with Message Format Language Version 2.02.
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Zoned Decimal: Trailing separate sign
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Signed zoned decimal format (US-ASCII or EBCDIC) where the sign indicator is in the last byte. The last byte only contains the sign indicator and is separated from the numeric value. Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field to be specified. The length or length field should specify the size of this field in bytes.
Note: This data type is supported with US-ASCII data only with Message Format Language Version 2.02.
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Zoned Decimal: Unsigned
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Unsigned zoned decimal format (US-ASCII or EBCDIC). Requires a length, length field, delimiter, or a delimiter field to be specified. The length or length field should specify the size of this field in bytes.
Note: This data type is supported with US-ASCII data only with Message Format Language Version 2.02.
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