Communicator 3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 (Platform Software Release C.60.00) (30216-90269)

Chapter 10 185
Technical Articles
Year 2000 and Other Enhancements in VPLUS
by VPLUS. For example, this scheme will allow the user to enter
02/29/00 (MDY order) in an existing application and have it processed
correctly.
To invoke the above method of date interpretation, define a JCW called
VSETNEXTCENTURY and set bit 14 to 1. Note that this method is used
for processing only 2-digit year dates and not 4-digit year dates. Note
also that the display of 2-digit year dates is not affected by this
enhancement. This means that 12/11/10 (MDY order) can refer to 1910
in one application and 2010 in another application.
NOTE When defining the JCW VSETNEXTCENTURY, set all unused bits to 0.
Programmable Defaults for Field and Data Types
in FORMSPEC
FORMSPEC version B.06.07 has been enhanced to provide the capability
to set the default Field Type and Data Type of a form. This capability
can be used to reduce the time taken to complete the design of a new
form.
Two new fields for user input have been added to the Form Menu screen
of FORMSPEC. One is for the default Field Type, and the other is for the
default Data Type.
On the Form Menu, the user typically specifies the name of the form
and other characteristics of the form. In addition now, the user can
specify the default Field Type and Data Type for the form. For a list of
the allowable values for the Field Type and Data Type, refer to the Data
Entry and Forms Management System VPLUS Reference Manual. All
fields created newly for the form will have the Field Type and Data
Type set to the default values supplied on the Form Menu.
Notes
• The Field Type and Data Type values supplied on the Form Menu
are applicable only to fields created for the form thereafter. This
means that if these default values are changed for an existing form,
the types of the existing fields are not changed. For a new form, the
default values apply to all the fields created for the form.
• Cloned forms have their screen already designed; hence, the values
on the Form Menu do not apply to such forms.
• The Field Type and Data Type can be specified independently. This
means that either, or both, fields on the Form Menu can be blank.
• If the Field Type is blank, all newly created fields for the form
will have a Field Type of “O.”