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The user interface capabilities used in the Program Analyst are avail-

able in HP Business BASIC/XL applications through the following state-

ments and functions:

ON KEY

ON HALT

CURSOR

RESPONSE

TINPUT

NOTE The features of the Program Analyst can change from one release to

the next. Whenever you receive a new version of HP Business

BASIC/XL, check the NEWS category in the HELP facility for

information on changes and enhancements.

In some screens, the Program Analyst creates file whose names have the

form BBPA

. After you have merged one of these files, purge it. If you

have many of these files in your group, the Program Analyst spends extra

time trying to find an unused name.

The Main Menu/Browse Screen. The purpose of this screen is to provide

general information about the current program.

The Main Menu/Browse Screen displays the following information about the

current program:

* The name of the program (the BSAVE file name).

* The time and date when the program was last saved.

* The overall subunit space and fixed data space requirements of the

program.

* The subunit space and fixed data space requirement of each subunit.

* The source code listing, shown in blocks of eight lines.

The cursor is on the first character of the current subunit name. Table

2-11 shows the actions that you can perform while in the Main Menu/Browse

screen.

Table 2-11. Main Menu/Browse Screen Actions

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| Action | Effect |

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| Softkeys | Pressing one of the labeled softkeys moves between adjacent subunits |

| | or to a different screen. |

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| Line number | Entering a line number moves to that line. If the line exists, it is |

| | the first line displayed, and the subunit containing it is the |