High-Level Screen Management Intrinsic Library Reference Manual (32424-90002)
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| DINT | S9(9) COMP | Integer | Integer **4 |
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Note: [n] represents the number of decimal digits
How Hi-Li Intrinsic Parameters Operate
The Hi-Li intrinsics act as a link between the application and the forms
created with FORMSPEC/V. Table 2-2 shows how the information flow is
controlled by various parameters as they are passed between Hi-Li and
the application.
Table 2-2. Information Flow
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| Data | How it is Processed |
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| Communications | - Set up by the application |
| (GLOBALPAK | - Formatted by
open/enable
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| | - Passed between intrinsics |
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| Status | - Passed back from each intrinsic |
| | to the application |
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| Processing Instructions | - Passed to each intrinsic |
| (SENDPAK, READPAK, PROMPTPAK, | by the application |
| DATADESCPT, LABELDESCRPT, | |
| READITEMS, | |
| CURSORPOSITION) | |
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| User Interface Specifications | - Passed to HPDSEND and HPDPROMPT |
| (FORMPAK) | by the application |
| (FIELDLIST for HPDPROMPT) | |
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| User Message | - Passed to HPDSEND and HPDPROMPT |
| (MSG) | by the application |
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| Data | - Passed to HPDSEND by |
| (DATABUF) | the application |
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| | - Passed from HPDREAD to the application |
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| Key Labels | - Passed to HPDSEND and HPDPROMPT |
| (LABELBUF) | by the application |
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| Edit Report | Passed from HPDREAD to |
| (FIELDLIST from HPDREAD) | the application |
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Abbreviated Parameters. Each intrinsic has multiple parameters. Certain