- Data Formats
  - All Midas frameworks support a basic set of numeric and ASCII formats.
  - These formats include simple numeric values and strings.
  - These same formats are used in Midas Blue Files.
  - Numeric formats are specified using a two-character digraph.
    - The first character is the mode.
    - The second character is the type.
  - Note: Although numeric formats are specified using mode and then type, they are easier to understand if explained in the reverse order. We will follow this approach the next few pages.