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

Chapter 3 101
INTRODUCTION TO FORMS DESIGN
FIELD MENU
renumbered in screen order with the FORMSPEC batch mode command
RENUMBER, as described in Section 7.
Len (Display only) The length of the field as determined during form layout.
Name Specify any USASCII name of up to 15 characters long; it must start with
an alphabetic character and may be followed by any alphanumeric (A -Z,
a-z, 0-9) or the underline (). It cannot be one of the reserved words listed
earlier in Figure 3-2.
Enh Specify any combination of enhancements using up to four characters:
H Half Bright
I Inverse video
U Underline
B Blinking
S Security
1-8 Color (refer to Figure 3-7.)
NONE No enhancement
Default HI
FType Specify the field type:
D Display only — cannot be modified by user.
R Required — cannot be left blank.
O Optional — may be left blank; edit checks and field phase
processing specifications are skipped if the field is blank.
P Process — may be left blank, but edit checks are
performed and field phase processing specifications are
executed even if the field is blank.
Default O
DType Specify the data type:
CHAR Specifies data to be a string of any characters.
NUM[n] Specifies data to be numeric. The maximum number of
decimal places is indicated by the optional digit (n), where
n is a value between 0 and 9. An optional leading sign (+ or
-) is allowed; as are commas and decimal points if correctly
placed.
DIG Specifies data to be a positive integer. No sign, no comma,
no decimal point allowed.
IMPn Specifies data to be numeric with an assumed decimal
point. The assumed number of decimal places is indicated
by the required digit (n), where n is a value between 0 and
9. A sign and commas are allowed. A decimal point is
allowed but should not be entered.