HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS) Reference Manual (32209-90024)
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INTRODUCTION TO FORMS DESIGN
USING FORMSPEC TO CREATE AN ARB
algorithmically from the length and type of the corresponding field on
the form.
• Live name changed to filler name (new ARB field has no
corresponding field on the form): new field retains length and type of
old ARB, and screen length becomes zero and type blank.
• Filler name changed to filler name (new ARB field has no
corresponding field on the form): new field retains length and type of
old ARB, and screen length remains zero and type blank.
7. When you have finished modifying the field order on the ARB, press
ARB MENU to
return to the ARB Menu, or
MAIN/RESUME to go back to the Main Menu.
8. To change the length or data type of an ARB field, type MOD on the ARB Menu. The ARB
Field menu is displayed.
Figure 3-30. ARB Field Menu
This screen allows you to scroll through all the fields in the ARB and change their
length and data type if required.
NOTE
You can change only the ARB field type and length. To change the
characteristics of the field on the form, you must use the FORMSPEC Field
Menu (see figure 3-22). If you use this menu to change the length or type of a
field on the form, the corresponding screen length and screen type of the field
in the ARB will be changed accordingly, but the ARB length and ARB type
will remain the same.
REFRESH
MAIN/
RESUME
ARB
FORMSPEC v.uu.ff ARB Field Menu
[
FORM 1 ]Form Name
PREV
PAGE
NEXT
PAGE
MENU
--------Screen--------- ---------ARB---------
ARB Sequence # Field Len Dtype Byte Len Dtype
[A2 ]
[1 ]
[3 ]
[CHAR ]
[3 ] [CHAR ]