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

DISPLAY, REVIEW, AND MODIFY CALCULATED VALUES 

To enter data into the new forms, you run ENTRY,

Action 

Issue the RUN command for ENTRY as shown.  Use the forms file name
ORDFORM1 and a new batch file name, DATA5.

When ENTRY displays the first form, ORDER, enter values in any
unprotected fields, as shown in Figure 5-18.  Press ENTER to record the
data.

Because the date field is now protected, the cursor moves directly to the
customer name field after you enter the new order number.  Similarly, the
cursor is positioned back at the order number field if you try to tab to
the total price field, now a protected field.

When you press ENTER to record the data on this form, ENTRY calculates
today's date and the total price and records these values in the batch
record along with the values you entered.  It then displays the next
blank form.

Display-only values, such as the date and totals, are not shown on the
screen during data collection.  They do, however, appear if you browse
the record.


          Figure 5-19.  Record No.  1, Browse Mode 

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