HP 3000 Manuals

HP ALLBASE/4GL Run-Time Administration Manual

System Definition Screen 

This screen allows you to define the system-wide date format, decimal
radix character, and currency float symbol.  It also allows you to define
certain aspects of the MPE/iX environment for HP ALLBASE/4GL. You can
access this screen from the System Specs option on the main menu screen.

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Field Descriptions 

System-Wide Values.   

Date Format:  U.S. or European.  Enter U if you want to display dates in
US format (MM/DD/YY). Enter E if you want to display dates in European
format (DD/MM/YY). The display-only field MM/DD/YY changes to reflect
your selection when you commit the field.

Date Format:  Separator Character.  Enter a single character (usually /)
to separate the day, month, and year on screens and reports.  The
display-only field MM/DD/YY changes to reflect your selection when you
commit the field.


NOTE  The system wide date format definition only controls the way that
      HP ALLBASE/4GL presents dates on screens and reports.


Decimal Radix Character.  The entry in this field controls the decimal
punctuation of numbers printed on reports.  The display-only field
N,NNN.NN changes to reflect your selection when you commit the field.

Enter either .  or , to separate whole numbers and decimal parts of
numbers.  Generally, English speaking countries use .  with the number
format n,nnn.nn.  European nations use , with the number format n.nnn,nn.

Currency Float Symbol.  Enter a float character to precede currency
values on reports.  The default character is $.

Command Interpreter.  Enter the name of the default MPE/iX command
interpreter program to be run if the user presses the  Op.  System  
function key.

Users can execute a specific a command interpreter by setting the HP4CI
variable.  In this case, MPE/iX executes the command interpreter defined
by this variable whenever the user presses the  Op.  System  function
key.  The system will only call the command interpreter you specify on
this screen if the HP4CI variable is not set.

Function Keys 

f2       Display Control  Cancels the current screen and displays the
        terminal display control screen.

f3       Master Titles  Cancels the current screen and displays the
        master title definition screen.

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