AS/400: PCMSERVE.INI Settings

Key	Valid Values (Defaults)	Description
[Defaults]
CalcType	Practical	Not supported by PC* Miler for the AS/400. If routing type is not specified, the default route type of Practical will be used.
Units	Miles, Kilometers	Which unit of measure for distance.
ChangeDest	TRUE, FALSE	When optimizing the route, should the trip’s destination be optimized also.
Borders	TRUE, FALSE	Should the engine try to keep routes within the United States (F), or can they cross and recross the borders at will (T).
HubMode	TRUE, FALSE	Calculate the routes from the origin to each stop (T), not through each stop (F).
AlphaOrder	TRUE, FALSE	List the states in the State Report in alphabetical order, or in the order driven.
FerryMiles	TRUE, FALSE	Use ferry distances in mileage and cost calculations (T), or don’t use (F).
[Options]
CustomRoute	TRUE, FALSE	Should Custom routing be used.
HazRoute	None, General, Explosive, Inhalant, Radioactive, Corrosive, Flammable	The default hazardous routing type: disabled, general material, explosive, inhalant, radioactive, corrosive, or flammable. (for PCMILER Hazmat add-on only)*
Light Vehicle	TRUE, FALSE	Set to TRUE (T) for light vehicle routing and restriction overrides; FALSE (F) = heavy vehicle routing and obey restrictions.
PartialCityMatch	TRUE, FALSE	Require exact match on city name strings (T) or match on partial city names (F). Primarily used for long city names like “Naval Shipyard Portsmouth N0018, VA, Portsmouth”.
UseUSPostCodes	TRUE, FALSE	When set to TRUE, if a 5-digit postal code might be a U.S. or a Mexican code, the U.S. code will be used. Default = TRUE.
UseMexPostCodes	TRUE, FALSE	When set to TRUE, if a 5-digit postal code might be a U.S. or a Mexican code, the Mexican code will be used. Default = FALSE.
NOTE: If UseUSPostCodes and UseMexPostCodes are both FALSE, or are not in the .INI, the default U.S. code will be used.
[PC*MILER Streets-Specific Values]
UseStreets	TRUE, FALSE	Should street-level (T) or highway-only (F) routing be used when stops are city names or ZIP codes.
MatchRoadNameOnly	TRUE, FALSE	Set to (T) to match address on road name only.

Key

Valid Values (Defaults)

Description

[Defaults]

CalcType

Practical

Not supported by PC* Miler for the AS/400. If routing type is not specified, the default route type of Practical will be used.

Units

Miles, Kilometers

Which unit of measure for distance.

ChangeDest

TRUE, FALSE

When optimizing the route, should the trip’s destination be optimized also.

Borders

TRUE, FALSE

Should the engine try to keep routes within the United States (F), or can they cross and recross the borders at will (T).

HubMode

TRUE, FALSE

Calculate the routes from the origin to each stop (T), not through each stop (F).

AlphaOrder

TRUE, FALSE

List the states in the State Report in alphabetical order, or in the order driven.

FerryMiles

TRUE, FALSE

Use ferry distances in mileage and cost calculations (T), or don’t use (F).

[Options]

CustomRoute

TRUE, FALSE

Should Custom routing be used.

HazRoute

None, General, Explosive, Inhalant, Radioactive, Corrosive, Flammable

The default hazardous routing type: disabled, general material, explosive, inhalant, radioactive, corrosive, or flammable. (for PC*MILER Hazmat add-on only)

Light Vehicle

TRUE, FALSE

Set to TRUE (T) for light vehicle routing and restriction overrides; FALSE (F) = heavy vehicle routing and obey restrictions.

PartialCityMatch

TRUE, FALSE

Require exact match on city name strings (T) or match on partial city names (F). Primarily used for long city names like “Naval Shipyard Portsmouth N0018, VA, Portsmouth”.

UseUSPostCodes

TRUE, FALSE

When set to TRUE, if a 5-digit postal code might be a U.S. or a Mexican code, the U.S. code will be used. Default = TRUE.

UseMexPostCodes

TRUE, FALSE

When set to TRUE, if a 5-digit postal code might be a U.S. or a Mexican code, the Mexican code will be used. Default = FALSE.

NOTE: If UseUSPostCodes and UseMexPostCodes are both FALSE, or are not in the .INI, the default U.S. code will be used.

[PC*MILER Streets-Specific Values]

UseStreets

TRUE, FALSE

Should street-level (T) or highway-only (F) routing be used when stops are city names or ZIP codes.

MatchRoadNameOnly

TRUE, FALSE

Set to (T) to match address on road name only.