HP 3000 Manuals

HP ALLBASE/4GL Developer Reference Manual Vol. 1

Scratch-Pad Fields Screen 

This screen allows you to assign a name to a scratch-pad field.

The scratch-pad is a temporary storage area consisting of up to 100
scratch-pad fields that you can use for storing transient data.  Each
field takes on the attributes (length, edit code, and justification code)
of the data stored within it.

HP ALLBASE/4GL allocates memory for scratch-pad fields dynamically, and
consequently, using the scratch-pad for temporary storage of data can be
more efficient than using variables.

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Field Descriptions 

Scratch-Pad Field Name   Enter the name of the scratch pad field (up to
16 characters).  One scratch-pad field, as identified by the field
number, can have more than one name.

Secured   If you wish to protect the name for this scratch-pad name
declaration from unauthorized modification, enter Y after you have
completed the required fields on this screen.  Otherwise enter N.

If you enter Y, the scratch-pad field name can only be modified by a
developer who has signed on to the application under the correct
development security code.

Field Number Enter the number of the named field (in the range 00 to 99).
Note that scratch-pad field number 00 is the same as the communication
area field *PASS.

Function Keys 

f1       Variable  Cancels the current screen and displays the variables
        screen.

f2       Calc.  Items  Cancels the current screen and displays the
        calculated items screen.

f3       Numeric Constant  Cancels the current screen and displays the
        numeric constants screen.

f4       AlphaNum Constant  Cancels the current screen and then displays
        the alphanumeric constants screen.

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