HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS) Reference Manual (32209-90024)
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INTRODUCTION TO FORMS DESIGN
GETTING STARTED WITH FORMSPEC
GETTING STARTED WITH FORMSPEC
You execute FORMSPEC in interactive mode by entering the following command in
response to the MPE colon prompt:
:FORMSPEC.PUB.SYS
FORMSPEC runs entirely in block mode. HP block mode terminals are placed in block
mode automatically by VPLUS; refer to Appendix G for a list of supported terminals.
When you run FORMSPEC, it displays a series of "menus" on which you enter the
specifications to define the forms for a single application. Each menu uses a
fill-in-the-blanks type of format. Refer to the menu descriptions later in this section for
more information on all the FORMSPEC menus.
With FORMSPEC, you press
ENTER to record data; you use function keys to move between
FORMSPEC menus and for other tasks, as described below. You can use your terminal
editing keys to correct data typed into fields on the FORMSPEC menus; refer to your
terminal manual for more information.
Most of the capabilities of interactive FORMSPEC are also available with batch mode
FORMSPEC. (See "Using FORMSPEC in Batch Mode", Section 7 for more information.)
Specify a Forms File
The first menu displayed whenever you run FORMSPEC is the Forms File Menu, as
shown in Figure 3-1. The letters v.uu.ff used for Figure 3-1., and for all the examples
shown in this manual, will be replaced by the version number of VPLUS used on your
system.
Figure 3-1. Forms File Menu