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

DESIGN LAYOUT FOR NEW FORM 

The form for ORDER_LINE appears exactly like the form layout for ORDER,
as shown in Figure 7-7, since it was copied from ORDER. Now, you want to
delete every line except the line on which orders are entered.

Action 

Delete all lines but the order information line (the last line).  Press
ENTER to record the form for ORDER_LINE.


          Figure 7-8.  The Form Layout Menu for ORDER_LINE, completed 

The form for ORDER_LINE should look like Figure 7-8.  This method of
creating new forms from an existing form may appear complicated on paper,
but it is far more efficient than designing the new form from scratch.
Because the headings for the fields are on one form and the fields
themselves on another, it could have been difficult to align the two
forms correctly, especially when the fields are delimited by invisible
delimiters.  By creating one correctly aligned form and then copying it
twice, you insure that the headings and the fields line up.


          Figure 7-9.  The Form Menu for ORDER_TOTALS 

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