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PC - Control of Personal-Computer Access Method

This Natural profile parameter determines whether support of the personal-computer access method is to be provided using Natural Connection.

Possible settings ON Personal-computer support is enabled. The Natural statements READ PC FILE or WRITE PC FILE can be used (for uploading or downloading); see UPLOAD PC FILE and DOWNLOAD PC FILE.

Note:
With PC=ON, the system variable *DEVICE will always contain the value PC.

OFF No personal-computer support is to be provided.
NAM Field names are sent when data are uploaded/downloaded.

Note:
This value is for mainframe environments only.

NONAM No field names are sent when data are uploaded/downloaded.

Note:
This value is for mainframe environments only.

Default setting (OFF,NAM)  
Dynamic specification yes  
Specification within session yes The terminal commands %+ and %- can be used to control the PC support.

Notes:

  1. This Natural profile parameter only applies if Natural Connection is installed.
  2. Multiple values are specified in a value list; see Example.
  3. See the Natural Connection documentation for further information.
  4. The files used for the PC access method have to be defined with the macros NTPRINT and NTWORK or the profile parameters PRINT, WORK and HCAM.

Example:

PC=(ON,NONAM)

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