Getting Started with TRANSACT (32247-90007)

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Using VPLUS and IMAGE
Adding Data to a Dataset
Adding Data to a Dataset
The SHOW FILE command in Dictionary/3000 reports the following for our form called
vcustomer and a dataset called customer. This form and dataset are used in the following
examples.
Figure 3-1. Dictionary Definitions of Customer Form and Dataset
The important things to know about the above are that for both form vcustomer and
dataset customer, the valid data items or elements are: cust-no, name, street-addr,
city-state, and zipcode. These elements occur in the same order in both the dataset and the
> show file
FILE vcustomer
FILE TYPE: RESPONSIBILITY:
VCUSTOMER FORM
ELEMENT(ALIAS): PROPERTIES: ELEMENT(PRIMARY):
CUST-NO 9 (4,0,4) CUST-NO
NAME X (20,0,20) NAME
STREET-ADDR X (20,0,20) STREET-ADDR
CITY-STATE X (20,0,20) CITY-STATE
ZIPCODE X (6,0,6) ZIPCODE
> show file
FILE customer
FILE TYPE: RESPONSIBILITY:
CUSTOMER MAST
ELEMENT(ALIAS): PROPERTIES: ELEMENT(PRIMARY):
CUST-NO * 9 (4,0,4) CUST-NO
NAME X (20,0,20) NAME
STREET-ADDR X (20,0,20) STREET-ADDR
CITY-STATE X (20,0,20) CITY-STATE
ZIPCODE X (6,0,6) ZIPCODE