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

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Action
Using the terminal field edit and cursor control keys changes the
existing form to look like Figure 3-5. When the form is complete, press
ENTER.
The new fields are recorded as part of the ORDER form in the ORDFORM1
forms file. Remember that this form cannot be used by ENTRY until the
forms file is recompiled.
Figure 3-6. The Field Menu for the Order Number Field
Examine the Field Menu
When you press ENTER to record the completed form, FORMSPEC automati-
cally
issues the Field Menu for ORDNUM, the first field. The menu shows the
field with all default values: enhancement is HI for Half-bright,
Inverse video; field type is O for Optional; and data type is CHAR for
any Character.
Note that the field number for the ORDNUM field is 8 even though it is
the first field in physical screen order and precedes the ORDATE field,
which is field number 1. This is because field numbers are assigned in
the order in which fields are created. These numbers are not related to
the order of the fields on the form.
Field names are shown on the Field Menu in all uppercase letters, whereas