HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS) Reference Manual (32209-90024)
Chapter 3 81
INTRODUCTION TO FORMS DESIGN
FORMS FILE
•If
oldfilename
cannot be opened, the following message is displayed:
Unable to open old file!
• If the syntax of the command is not proper, the following message is displayed:
Check syntax: #COPYFROM
oldfilename
• If processing specifications exist for the field, the following message is displayed:
Cannot do a #COPYFROM if proc specs already esist.
When a new file is created with the #COPYTO command, it is created in the permanent file
domain. Using this file in a subsequent #COPYFROM command does not purge this file.
Purge this file manually if it is no longer required.
Forms File Size
FORMSPEC indicates what percentage of the forms file is full whenever the Main Menu is
displayed from the Forms File Menu. The percentage is determined by the formula:
file EOF / file limit
This message is designed to give the user an idea of the space utilized in the forms file.
Since a single forms file can contain an essentially unlimited number of forms (subject to
system constraints), the forms file may reach its end-of-file (default=4000 records). When
the percentage indicated on the Main Menu grows large, you should increase the size of
your forms file, as described below.