Using VPLUS: An Introduction to Forms Design (32209-90004)

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The Reproduced From Field
The Reproduced From field is used for the creation of family forms.
Action
For more information, refer to "Form Families" in Section 3 of the
VPLUS/V Reference Manual .
The Comments Field
In the Comments field, you can enter any comment you please or, if you
want to leave it blank, simply press ENTER when the Form Menu is
displayed--all default values are assumed in this case. If a comment is
specified, as was shown in Figure 2-4, it is solely for the use of the
FORMSPEC forms designer. The comment does not appear when ENTRY is run.
Figure 2-5. The Form Layout Menu
Layout a New Form
Once you press ENTER to record the form characteristics, FORMSPEC clears
the screen. As shown in Figure 2-5, a message appears briefly in the
upper left corner of the screen. When the message disappears, it leaves
the screen as a blank pallet, ready for you to layout a new form. To
layout the form, you need to remember only two rules:
1. Delimit all fields. Any area in which you want data entered is
called a field. Use brackets ([]) to indicate the beginning and
end of each field. Or, if you do not want the field delimiters to