Getting Started with TRANSACT (32247-90007)

Chapter 9 159

Creating Custom Applications

Form Independence

This program uses Transact’s indirect referencing capability for forms. Notice that all

verbs which reference a form name do not actually specify the form name. Each verb

speciﬁes the name of an element which contains the name of the form to be referenced.

The program sets up a menu-driven customer update capability such as the following

series of forms depict.

Figure 9-7. Screen Independence, Customer Main Menu

Figure 9-8. Screen Independence, Marketing Customer Update

Figure 9-9. Screen Independence, Finance Customer Update

custupdatemm customer update main menu

enter customer number [1 ]

f1 - marketing (custupdate1)

f2 - finance (custupdate2)

f3 - accounts payable (custupdate3)

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enter screen name [ ]

market- finance accounts exit

ing payable

custupdate1 marketing customer update

customer number [1 ]

name [name of customer 1 ]

update? - f1=yes, f2=no

custupdate2 finance customer update

customer number [1 ]

zip code [12345 ]

update? - f1=yes, f2=no