The following table describes each field of DISTIT.
Position |
Field Name |
Description |
Comments |
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1-6 |
KEYWORD |
Parameter name: DISTIT. |
Required |
8-10 |
Location of output latitude/longitude argument |
Same value as positions 12-14 of the LLOUT parameter record. |
Required |
12-27 |
Fixed latitude/longitude argument |
Basis for all distance calculation, in NNNNNNNXNNNNNNNX format. |
Required |
29-31 |
Location for distance calculated |
Location to store the 8-byte output distance calculated from your fixed LAT/LONG argument. GeoTAX stores distance calculations in eight bytes, with three decimal points understood. |
Required |
33 |
Storage disposition if no answer determinable |
Location for the following codes if no answer is found. B Store blanks. (default) X Do not store anything. GeoTAX indicates no answer determinable if it cannot find 2 latitude/longitude coordinates. GeoTAX attempted a distance calculation — the distance between two points — and could find only one latitude/longitude specification. If the two latitude/longitude coordinates are identical, GeoTAX stores 8 zeroes. |
Required |