HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS) Reference Manual (32209-90024)

Appendix G 599
TERMINAL INFORMATION
THE HP 264X TERMINALS
THE HP 264X TERMINALS
The HP 264X terminal family is the terminal default — you do not need to access
FORMSPEC's Terminal/Language Selection Menu
unless you need to change the default.
However, if you want function key labeling for HP 264X terminals, you must access the
Terminal/Language Selection Menu and specify Y in the HP 264X Family field. Also, when
designing forms to run on these terminals, the following constraints must be considered:
• Do not use column 79 if the form is to be part of a form family.
• Do not use column 80 if the form may have another form appended to it or is part of a
form family.
• A multiline field must go all the way through column 80 in order to continue on the next
line.
• The security display enhancement is not supported on HP 26 4X terminals.
All HP 264X terminals, except the HP 2640A and HP 2644A terminals described below,
run VPLUS with the default terminal strapping. However, if the defaults have been
altered, you must
close straps G and H. These terminals are automatically configured by
VPLUS so you do not have to press the block mode key.
HP 2640B Terminal
This terminal must be placed in block mode. When the terminal is opened by FORMSPEC,
ENTRY, REFSPEC, or an application, a message is displayed asking you to press the block
mode key. Also, when the terminal is closed, a message reminds you to unlatch the block
mode key. The HP 2640B must be strapped as follows to use VPLUS:
Strapping the terminal in this manner allows BLOCK MODE/PAGE operation and allows you
to use the function keys without also using
CONTROL. The backtab feature, which allows
you to use
CONTROL TAB to position the cursor to the beginning of the previous field, is not
available on this terminal.
Switch Setting
A closed
B ------
C closed
D open
E open
F open
G open
H closed