Using VPLUS: An Introduction to Forms Design (32209-90004)

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The formal designator of the FORMSPEC list file is FORMLIST. This is the
name you should specify in the file equation. For example, to direct a
listing to an HP 2680 laser printer whose device name is PP, you would
need to exit FORMSPEC to return to MPE and enter the following command:
:FILE FORMLIST;DEV=PP
Do not try this yet because the forms file has not been compiled.
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Figure 8-6. The Main Menu
COMPILE TO FAST FORMS FILE
After your forms file is completely defined so that you expect no further
modifications, you can compile the file to a fast version. A fast forms
file uses only the compiled machine-readable version of the forms
definitions, thereby using fewer records. It also reduces the record
size to a minimum. As a result, this condensed forms file can be
executed significantly faster than a regular forms file.
A fast forms file is not, however, acceptable to FORMSPEC. Thus, it
cannot be modified. If you must modify your forms file after compiling
it to a fast forms file, you should use your original forms file and then
recompile it to the fast file.
Assuming you have run FORMSPEC and opened a forms file, the steps to
compile a forms file to a fast forms file are:
1. On the Main Menu, specify a X in the selection box and a name for