Displaying data in hexadecimal format

The Character mode display shows multiple records in a full screen, unformatted display.

Use the HEX ON primary command to view your data in three-line character and hexadecimal format. HEX display is valid in character mode and in vertical formatted mode (VFMT).

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Display Data in Hex (HEX Command)

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Perform the following steps to display data in hexadecimal format:

  1. Return the cursor to the COMMAND field. When switching to Character mode from Formatted or Vertical Formatted mode, the cursor is positioned on the byte of data that was at the top of the formatted display.
  2. Type HEX ON in the COMMAND field.
  3. Press Enter. File-AID redisplays the screen and presents the data in its hexadecimal notation.

Result of HEX ON

Character Mode - After HEX ON

  File-AID - Browse - USERID9.FASAMP.EMPMAST ---------------- LINE 0000 COL 1  80
  COMMAND ===>                                                  SCROLL ===> PAGE
 ********************************* TOP OF DATA **********************-CAPS OFF-*
 00090MARTIN         EDWARD    M  AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER         427890125 1019549
 FFFFFDCDECD444444444CCECDC4444D44CCDDDCDC4DCDECCCEEDCD444444444FFFFFFFFF4FFFFFFF
 00090419395000000000546194000040019973155041546133495900000000042789012501019549
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  1 RECORD(S) NOT SELECTED
 00200JACKSON        JOSEPH    C  ORATOR                        275587177 0204629
 FFFFFDCCDEDD44444444DDECDC4444C44DDCEDD444444444444444444444444FFFFFFFFF4FFFFFFF
 00200113226500000000162578000030069136900000000000000000000000027558717700204629
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 10000ANDREWS        GEORGE       ACTOR                         576312032 0422489
 FFFFFCDCDCEE44444444CCDDCC4444444CCEDD4444444444444444444444444FFFFFFFFF4FFFFFFF
 10000154956200000000756975000000013369000000000000000000000000057631203200422489
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 15000MURPHY         RONALD    L  PAINTER                       987654321 1202559
 FFFFFDEDDCE444444444DDDCDC4444D44DCCDECD44444444444444444444444FFFFFFFFF4FFFFFFF
 15000449788000000000965134000030071953590000000000000000000000098765432101202559
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 18034SCHNEIDER      ELLEN     C  NURSE                         341559549 0329609
 FFFFFECCDCCCCD444444CDDCD44444C44DEDEC4444444444444444444444444FFFFFFFFF4FFFFFFF
 18034238559459000000533550000030054925000000000000000000000000034155954900329609
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter FMT (formatted mode), VFMT (vertical format), UNFMT (unformatted mode)

Redisplaying character format from hexadecimal format

Use HEX OFF to return to display only the character value for each line.

Display Characters Only (HEX OFF)

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Perform the following steps to redisplay character format:

  1. Type HEX OFF in the COMMAND field.
  2. Press Enter. File-AID redisplays the screen in character format as illustrated in the following figure.

Browse - Character Mode - After HEX OFF

  File-AID - Browse - USERID9.FASAMP.EMPMAST ---------------- LINE 0000 COL 1  80
  COMMAND ===>                                                  SCROLL ===> PAGE
 ********************************* TOP OF DATA **********************-CAPS OFF-*
 00090MARTIN         EDWARD    M  AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER         427890125 1019549
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  1 RECORD(S) NOT SELECTED
 00200JACKSON        JOSEPH    C  ORATOR                        275587177 0204629
 10000ANDREWS        GEORGE       ACTOR                         576312032 0422489
 15000MURPHY         RONALD    L  PAINTER                       987654321 1202559
 18034SCHNEIDER      ELLEN     C  NURSE                         341559549 0329609
 21035JONES          GEORGE    B  COUNTRY SINGER                463813456 0909449
 25100ROBERTS        WILLIAM   R  POLITICIAN                    879563325 0508659
 27007ALLEN          JOYCE     M  AUTHOR                        783458334 0121329
 30001RICHARDS       REX       W  RODEO CLOWN                   632764534 0401409
 31000SAVAGE         JONATHON  C  ELECTRICIAN                   348567992 0622509
 34010SMITH          JANET        AIRLINE ATTENDANT             557782984 1123599
 34011JACOBS         DIANA        DOCTOR                        225368395 0217579
 ******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ********************-CAPS OFF-*





   Enter FMT (formatted mode), VFMT (vertical format), UNFMT (unformatted mode) 


 

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