Attribute Data Formats

The attribute data retrieved by the ACCEPT statement depends on whether the data and the associated fields are applicable to a workstation or to a communications device. See Appendix F. File Structure Support Summary and Status Key Values for format descriptions.

The ATTRIBUTE-DATA mnemonic name can be used only to obtain information about a program device acquired by a TRANSACTION file. Attribute data does not provide information about the status of a completed or attempted I-O operation. To obtain information about I-O operations, use the Format 3 ACCEPT statement with the I-O-FEEDBACK or OPEN-FEEDBACK mnemonic names.