This section describes the system variables available in Super Natural.
This section covers the following topics:
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the ID of the library which the user is using.
Format/length: A32.
If Natural Security is installed, this variable contains the name of the library which the user is using.
If Natural Security is not installed, this
variable contains the name SYSTEM.
All *DAT variables contain the current date. The format of the date is different for each date variable, as indicated below.
| Date Variable | Format/Length | Date Format |
|---|---|---|
| *DATD | A8 | DD.MM.YY |
| *DAT4D | A10 | DD.MM.YYYY |
| *DATE | A8 | DD/MM/YY |
| *DAT4E | A10 | DD/MM/YYYY |
| *DATG | A15 | DDmonthnameYYYY (Gregorian date) |
| *DATI | A8 | YY-MM-DD |
| *DAT4I | A10 | YYYY-MM-DD |
| *DATJ | A5 | YYDDD (Julian date) |
| *DAT4J | A7 | YYYYDDD (Julian date) |
| *DATN | N8 | YYYYMMDD |
| *DATU | A8 | MM/DD/YY |
| *DAT4U | A10 | MM/DD/YYYY |
| *DATX | D | Internal date format |
* D = day, M = month, Y = year.
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the device type/mode from which Natural has been invoked. It may contain one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| BATCH | batch mode |
| COLOR | 3279 compatibility3278 (device with extended attribute support) |
| VIDEO | 3270 screen devices |
| TTY | teletype or other start/stop devices |
| PC | PC device |
| BTX | BTX device |
Format/length: A8.
This system variable is applicable under Natural Security only. It contains the ID with which the user has logged on to a protected library.
If the user is directly linked to the library, *GROUP contains the user's ID. If the user is linked to the library via a group, *GROUP contains the group ID.
If the user is logged on to an unprotected library (where no link is used), *GROUP is blank.
If Natural SECURITY is not active, *GROUP is blank.
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the name of the hardcopy device which is used when the hardcopy function is used.
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the ID of the terminal from which Natural was invoked. The terminal ID is defined according to the conventions of the host TP system.
In batch mode, *INIT-ID contains the step name of the Natural job.
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the ID of the user logged on at the terminal being used. In batch mode, it contains the job name of the Natural job. Under BS2000/OSD, it contains the BS2000/OSD logon identification.
Format/length: I1.
This system variable contains the language indicator (language code) of the language you are using. A one-character code is assigned to each language.
The following languages are assigned to the individual language codes if they are available at your site.
| Code | Language |
|---|---|
| 1 | English |
| 2 | German |
| 3 | French |
| 4 | Spanish |
| 5 | Italian |
| 6 | Dutch |
| 7 | Turkish |
| 8 | Danish |
| 9 | Norwegian |
| 10 | Albanian |
| 11 | Portuguese |
| 12 | Chinese Latin (Republic of China) |
| 13 | Czech |
| 14 | Slovak |
| 15 | Finnish |
| 16 | Hungarian |
| 17 | Icelandic |
| 18 | Korean |
| 19 | Polish |
| 20 | Romanian |
| 21 | Swedish |
| 22 | Croatian |
| 23 | Catalan |
| 24 | Basque |
| 25 | Afrikaans |
| 26 | Bulgarian |
| 27 | Greek |
| 28 | Japanese (Katakana) |
| 29 | Russian |
| 30 | Serbian |
| 31 | Arabic |
| 32 | Farsi (Iran) |
| 33 | Hebrew |
| 34 | Urdu (Pakistan) |
| 51 | Hindi |
| 52 | Malayan |
| 53 | Thai |
| 57 | Chinese (People's Republic of China) |
| 58 | Chinese (Republic of China) |
| 59 | Japanese (Kanji) |
| 60 | Korean |
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the current
Natural library ID (as specified by the user in the
LOGON command).
This variable is the equivalent of the variable *APPLIC-ID.
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the name of the operating system that is being used.
Format/length: P5.
This system variable contains the current page number of an output report.
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the name of the Natural program that is currently being executed.
*TIM variables contain the current time. The format of the time is different for each variable, as indicated below:
| Time Variable | Format/Length | Time Format |
|---|---|---|
| *TIME | A10 | HH:MM:SS.T |
| *TIMN | N7 | HHMMSST |
| *TIMX | T | Internal time format |
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the name of the TP monitor that is being used. In batch mode, *TPSYS is blank.
Format/length: A8.
This system variable contains the user ID used in the Natural Security logon.
If Automatic Logon (profile parameter AUTO=ON) is active, the value of *USER is identical to the value of the system variable *INIT-USER.
If Natural Security is not active, the value of *USER is identical to the value of the system variable *INIT-USER.
Format/length: A32.
If Natural Security is installed, this variable contains the name of the user currently logged on to Natural.
If Natural Security is not active, the
default is SYSTEM.