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Using On-Line Help [ HP ALLBASE/4GL Developer Administration Manual ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


HP ALLBASE/4GL Developer Administration Manual

Using On-Line Help 

On-line help is available throughout the administrator application.

To use the on-line help, simply press the  Help  function key.  HP
ALLBASE/4GL then displays the appropriate help screen.

HP ALLBASE/4GL help screens are associated with each field on data input
screens.  There are also general help screens for each data screen, and
for menu screens.

In many cases, the help screens have more than one "page".  You can step
forwards or backwards through the help screens using the function keys on
the help screens.

HP ALLBASE/4GL displays some or all of the following function keys with
help screens, depending on their relevance:

f1       Field Desc  HP ALLBASE/4GL displays this key if the current help
        screen is associated with an input field that uses a dictionary
        field specification.  When you press this key, HP ALLBASE/4GL
        displays the details of the dictionary field specification.

f2       Display Range  HP ALLBASE/4GL displays this key if the current
        help screen is associated with an input field that has a
        validation range defined for it.  If you press this function key,
        HP ALLBASE/4GL displays the validation range.

f3       Display Table  HP ALLBASE/4GL displays this key if the current
        help screen is associated with an input field that has a
        validation table defined for it.  If you press this function key,
        HP ALLBASE/4GL displays the contents of the validation table.

f4       Screen Help  HP ALLBASE/4GL displays this key if the current
        help screen is associated with an input field on the screen.  HP
        ALLBASE/4GL displays the help screen associated with the current
        screen when you press this key.

f5       Previous Help  HP ALLBASE/4GL displays this key if there is more
        than one page of help for the current screen or field, and you
        are on the second or subsequent page.  Pressing this key
        redisplays the previous page of help.

f6       More Help  HP ALLBASE/4GL displays this key if there is a
        further page of help linked to the current help screen.  HP
        ALLBASE/4GL displays the next page of help when you press this
        key.

f8       Exit Help  When you press this key, HP ALLBASE/4GL restores the
        original screen display and resumes processing at the point where
        you asked for help.



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