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HP ALLBASE/4GL Developer Self-Paced Training Guide

Signing On to HP ALLBASE/4GL Developer 

The process you use to start HP ALLBASE/4GL may vary from one
installation to another.  You may need to talk to your system
administrator about the procedure to log in to the MPE/iX system and to
start HP ALLBASE/4GL. Your system administrator will allocate an HP
ALLBASE/4GL user name for you so you can sign on as a developer.

Once you have your user name, start the HP ALLBASE/4GL developer program.
The default command is:

     Run hp4gl

The sign on screen will appear.


          Developer Sign On Screen 

To activate the HP ALLBASE/4GL developer 
application: 

   1.  At the sign on screen, enter the name developr and press Return.
       An additional field will appear.

   2.  Enter training in the Application or Version to be developed 
       field.

   3.  Press the  Commit Data  function key.

This action causes the developer main menu to appear.  You are ready to
begin physically developing the training application.


          Developer Main Menu 

Tips on Moving Around HP ALLBASE/4GL Screens 

Menus.   

When you first access a menu, the first item on the menu is highlighted.
You press Return or the Activate Item function key to execute the
highlighted item.

You can use the Tab key to select other items on the menu.  Each time you
press the Tab key, the highlight moves to the next menu item.

You can also use the cursor keys cursor left cursor right cursor up and
cursor down to select menu items.  To use these keys, move the cursor to
the item you want to select and press Return.  HP ALLBASE/4GL responds by
highlighting the item at the current cursor position.  Press Return to
execute the item.  You can only highlight items that are on the active
menu.  If you attempt to highlight an item outside the active menu, HP
ALLBASE/4GL will highlight the item on the active menu that is closest to
the current cursor position.

On any menu, pressing cursor home followed by Return takes you to the
first item on the menu.  Pressing Shift and cursor home followed by
Return takes you to the last item on the menu.

Data Screens.   

Data screens in the developer are the screens that allow you to enter
data to define the details of application components.  In data screens,
you can use a number of the terminal keys while entering data in fields
or moving about the screen.

You can use any of the Clear line, Insert char, Delete char, Back space,
cursor right or cursor left keys to edit the data entered or to move
about within a data input field on a data screen.

A number of keys allow you to move from one field to another on a data
screen.  The Return key terminates the current field and moves the cursor
to the next field in the screen tabbing sequence.  The Tab key behaves
the same way.  Pressing the Shift and Tab keys together moves the cursor
to the start of the current field.  If the cursor is at the start of a
field, pressing the Shift and Tab keys together, and then pressing Return 
moves the cursor to the previous field in the screen tabbing sequence.

You can use the cursor up cursor down cursor left and cursor right keys
to move the cursor to a field on the screen.  Press Return when you have
moved the cursor to the field.  HP ALLBASE/4GL then highlights the field
and you can enter data into the highlighted field.

To move the cursor to the first field on the screen, press cursor home 
and then press Return.  To move the cursor to the last field on the
screen, press Shift and cursor home together and then press Return.

Moving the cursor from one field to another field and then pressing
Return initiates a field level commit action for the first field.

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