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

Chapter 5 209
Reformatting Specifications
Output Record Menu
Figure 5-16. Sample Output Record Menu
When the output record definition has been defined, press
ENTER. A Field Menu is issued
for each field name associated with an input field name in the output record definition.
Note that the only required entry is the field name; other specifications depend on the
particular definition. You can specify a constant (literal string, system constant, or
numeric equivalent of an USASCII character) instead of a field name. A constant may
start anywhere on the line, but cannot extend past column 75.
NOTE Since the output record specifications are entered on a freeform area of the
screen, you can type anywhere on the screen. You should be careful not to
delete or overwrite lines accidentally. The field specifications should be
entered in the positions to which the tabs are set.
The specifications under the heading INPUT identify the fields (or portions of fields) to be
accessed from the batch file. The specifications under OUTPUT determine how the field is to
be written to the output record.
You may enter as many specification lines as there is room in your terminal memory.
(Check the terminal memory capacity in the reference manual for your terminal.)
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FORMSPEC v.uu.ff Output Record Menu REFORMAT IDENTIFIER: A
INPUT OUTPUT
Field Name Substring Form Name Field Name Strt Len Strt
Strt Len Col Rec
“ship to:” *
NAME FORMA
ADDR 1 20 FORMA ADDR1
ADDR 21 30 FORMA
ZIP FORMA
$RS
“Account Number:”
ACCTNO FORMA ACCTB *
$RS
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