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

Chapter 7 395
USING FORMSPEC IN BATCH MODE
ARB BATCH MODE COMMANDS
MODARBFIELD
Modify the attributes of a field on an ARB.
Syntax
MODARBFIELD arbname fieldname {[ length, type ]}
Parameters
arbname Name of the ARB that contains the field to be modified
fieldname The name of the field to be modified.
[length, type] The new ARB field length and/or data type.
Discussion
The arbname must exist in the forms file and the fieldname must exist on the ARB. You
can change both the parameters
length and type , but you must specify at least one. They
must conform to the edit rules (see Section 3).
EXAMPLE
The command:
MODARBFIELD EMPLOYEE SSNUM, CHAR
changes the ARB data type to CHAR.