HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS) Reference Manual (32209-90024)

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USING VPLUS INTRINSICS
INTRINSIC DESCRIPTIONS
splitmsgpause Set to default or user specified value.
formfile Character string of up to 36 characters (including a terminator) that
identifies the forms file being opened. Specified name can be any fully
qualified MPE file name.
Discussion
VOPENFORMF opens the specified forms file for processing by the calling application. If the
calling application is BASIC, it must provide its own
comarea extension immediately
following the
comarea and specify the size of this extension in usrbuflen . If the
application is written in a programming language other than BASIC, a DL area is
obtained for use as the
comarea extension. In this case, the application must not use the
DL area for other functions. Refer to Appendix E for more information on the DL area. The
forms file listing gives an estimate of DL to DB area used. You use this estimate with the
MAXDATA parameter at PREP or RUN time. The
labeloption must be set to one if you are
using function key labels.
Example
COBOL
CALL "VOPENFORMF" USING COMAREA, FNAME.
BASIC
100 CALL VOPENFORMF(c(*),F1$)
FORTRAN
CALL VOPENFORMF(COMAREA,FNAME)
SPL/PASCAL
BYTE ARRAY FNAME(0:34);
:
MOVE FNAME:="FORMSA ";
VOPENFORMF(COM1,FNAME);