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USING VPLUS/V AN INTRO. TO FORMS DESIGN Self-Paced Training Guide

TOPIC: FORM MENU FIELDS 

The next step is to actually layout the new form on the blank menu that
FORMSPEC displays for this purpose.  But before doing so, read the
following descriptions of the fields displayed on all Form Menus.

The Form Name Field 

You must give each form a unique name of up to 15 characters, with the
first character alphabetic.

The Repeat Option Field 

The Repeat Option controls whether this form is displayed once or
multiple times.  If the later, the form can be appended or overlaid.

The Next Form and Name Fields 

The next form is, in this case, not given a name.  Instead, the term
$HEAD is used, which is the default value for Next Form.  It is a special
term that means the first form to be executed.  Since there is only one
form in the forms file, $HEAD in this case means that the first form is
displayed when ENTER is pressed.  The effective result is that the form
is displayed anew each time ENTER is pressed during execution of ENTRY.
(Note that each time data is entered into this form, the data is written
to a separate record in the data file.)

Action 

For more information on the form sequencing options, complete with
examples, refer to "Understanding Form Sequencing" in Section 3 of the
VPLUS/V Reference Manual.

The Function Key Label Field 

The Function Key Label Field is used to define form level function keys.
If you type a Y and press ENTER, the Form Function Key Menu appears (not
shown in this guide).  The default is a blank field ( ) for no form
labels.

Action 

For more information, refer to the "Form Function Key Label Menu" in
Section 3 of the VPLUS/V Reference Manual.

The Reproduced From Field 

The Reproduced From field is used for the creation of family forms.

Action 

For more information, refer to "Form Families" in Section 3 of the
VPLUS/V Reference Manual.

The Comments Field 

In the Comments field, you can enter any comment you please or, if you
want to leave it blank, simply press ENTER when the Form Menu is
displayed--all default values are assumed in this case.  If a comment is
specified, as was shown in Figure 2-4, it is solely for the use of the
FORMSPEC forms designer.  The comment does not appear when ENTRY is run.


          Figure 2-5.  The Form Layout Menu 

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