Layout Definition Utility - Special Codes

Special codes information can be specified in the layout definition file.
Item Explanation
Layout Specify the layout name.  (Treated as a comment.)
Record Specify the record name. The record name is used for the root tag of XML (DTD) files, or the 01 level item of a COPY library.
The following items select a set of objects on the input side and each object on the output side.
Item Explanation See Also
NULL display area for all items (for the data file format).
If selected, inserts a 2 byte null display area in front of each item.  The actual item becomes 2 bytes longer than the length in Item Information. àNull display Area
àItem Definition Information
When you change this selection, you must also change the positions of each item.  The All Items function can be used to update the positions. àAll Items
Treat binary as big endian.
Specifies the endian of binary numeric on data.  Selecting this item affects the following: àEndian
- Internal display of COMP-5, short, and long items.
- The data length added to variable length items (attributes R and Y)
It is recommended that you check this when you are targeting SPARC machines.
Treat input data NULL as string terminator. (Used when the input is a data file format.)
Enable this option when a null in the input data is to be treated as a character string end.