HP Business BASIC/XL Reference Manual - HP 3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems - Edition 1 (32715-90001)
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* Output order.
* Row of screen in which field appears.
* Position of field in that row.
You can display a list of the forms in a particular file. Type the name
of the file in the FILE NAME: field, but leave the FORM NAME: field
blank. Press the SHOW DIRECTORY softkey. 90 forms are displayed at one
time. Use the PREV PAGE and NEXT page softkeys to see more forms.
To print a list of forms to your printer, press the PRINT DIRECTORY
softkey instead of the SHOW DIRECTORY softkey. The JOINFORM Editor uses
the LP printer as the default printer on the HP 3000. Use a file
equation to specify another device as the printer. Equate that device to
the formal file designator JFOUT.
Selecting Default Enhancements and Fillers
You can change the default enhancement and fill characters for the fields
of your form. From the JOINFORM Editor press the CHANGE DEFAULTS
softkey.
Field enhancement is used to show clear differences between each of the
three field types. The original default enhancements for each type is
shown in the table below.
Table F-2. Field Enhancement Defaults
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| Field Type | Default Value |
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| Input | Half-bright, inverse video. |
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| Output | Underlined. |
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| Input/Output | Half-bright, inverse video, underlined. |
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Fill characters for each field indicates the field while you are creating
it. The default fill characters are shown in the table below.
Table F-3. Fill Character Defaults (by field type)
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| Field Type | Default Value |
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| Input | I |
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| Output | O |
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| Input/Output | C |
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To change these values, use the TAB key to move the cursor to the
parameter you are changing. To change fill characters, type the