HP RPG/iX Utilities Reference Manual (30318-90006)

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FORM

FORM displays an RPG Record Speciﬁcation form or column indicator on the screen.

Form

FO[RM] form

Parameter Explanation

"form" Meaning

H Header specifications

F File specifications

E File extension specifications

L Line counter specifications

I Input specifications

C Calculation specifications

O Output specifications

CO[L] Column indicator

NOTE Space is not required between command and parameters.

Purpose

The FORM command enables you to display an RPG Record Speciﬁcation form of the type "form" in Line

mode. This gives you a visual "heading" for the form with abbreviated explanations of the entries expected

for the columns. A column indicator is also available with the "COL" option.

Related Commands

While in ADD mode you can change forms by entering:

^^ form

Execution mode: Line

Examples

The following are legal abbreviations which may be used with the FORM command and its parameters:

FORMH Display Header Specification form.

FOO Display Output Specification form.

FOCOL Display column indicator.

In the ﬁrst example, a non-existent form is called for, using the FORM command. It generates an error

message (1). The command is then entered correctly for the Column Indicator to be displayed (2).