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

Chapter 4 127
Advanced Forms Design
Entering Processing Specifications
Entering Processing Specifications
After defining the field attributes on the Field Menu (as described in Section 3), if you want
to define additional processing, press
FIELD TOGGLE. You can then enter the processing
statements in the lower (nonformatted) area of the Field Menu. (Refer to Figure 4-1. for an
illustration of the Field Menu that includes processing specifications.) When additional
field processing is requested, FORMSPEC performs the following steps:
1. Leaves the Field Menu on the screen with its current values for the field attributes.
2. Places the terminal in nonformatted block mode. This allows you to type anywhere on
the screen, not just in unprotected fields, and use the full terminal capabilities for block
mode entry (refer to your terminal manual for details.)
3. Positions the cursor at the beginning of the first line on which you can enter the
processing specifications.
Figure 4-1. Field Menu with Processing Specifications
You can then enter any of the processing statements described in this section. They can be
typed on any line in the processing specifications area, and must conform to the specified
syntax rules. When you have typed all the specifications for this field, press
ENTER. When
ENTER is pressed, the field attributes are cheeked first. If there are no errors, the
processing specifications are checked for syntax errors. When the Field Menu passes these
checks, the next menu is displayed. You can continue with field definitions or go back to
change previously defined fields.