HEX

The HEX command controls whether record data is displayed in hexadecimal notation.

The command is available in the Browse and Edit functions in Character, Vertical Formatted, and Unformatted modes.

ON

Displays record data in hexadecimal notation in a three-line format shown in the following figure and described below. The three lines are followed by a separator line of dashes.

Line 1: Displays the data in standard character form. Valid Graphic DBCS data is displayed in DBCS form.

Lines 2 and 3: Displays the hexadecimal values of the data in Line 1, arranged vertically. Each of these lines is marked with the letter V in column 1. The high-order hexadecimal digit is displayed above the low-order hexadecimal digit.

Sample Hexadecimal Data Display

OFF

Does not display record data in hexadecimal notation.

Guidelines

Use the PROFILE command to display the current HEX value.

When a keyed data set is being edited, the key is separated from the rest of the record (on the display) by a blank column.

Displayable characters can be modified by overtyping either the character or the hexadecimal representation.

Nondisplayable characters in the record can be changed by overtyping the hexadecimal representation. Data cannot be entered on the character line in positions containing nondisplayable data.

The CHANGE, EXCLUDE, and FIND commands can be used to locate and alter nondisplayable data, regardless of the setting of the HEX option.