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BATCH MODE COMMANDS
The following pages show the syntax and description of the batch mode
commands that FORMSPEC accepts in a command file or job stream. Table
7-1 gives a summary of the batch mode commands, a brief description of
their functions, and the interactive counterpart for each command.
Note that each command must be entered on a separate line and a command
may not carry over to the next line. Leading blanks may be used for
indentation. You can also use blank lines between commands to make the
command file easier to read. Comments may be inserted anywhere in a
command file. They may be more than one line long, but they must be
delimited by double arrows <<comment>>.
Table 7-1. FORMSPEC in Batch Mode Commands
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| Command | Function | Interactive Counterpart |
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| COMPILE | Compiles the current forms file. | Selection X on the FORMSPEC Main |
| | | Menu. |
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| COPY | Copies forms within the current | Selection C on the FORMSPEC Main |
| | forms file, or from another file | Menu. |
| | to the current forms file. | |
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| DELETE | Deletes a form from the current | Selection D on the FORMSPEC Main |
| | forms file. | Menu. |
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| EXIT | Terminates FORMSPEC in batch mode. | Function key f8 in any menu. |
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| FIELD | Updates field attributes. | Field attributes specified on the |
| | | FORMSPEC Field Menu. |
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| FILE | Declares the current forms file. | Forms file name on the Forms File |
| | | Menu. |
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| FKLABELS | Creates or updates function key | FORMSPEC form-specific Function |
| | label strings. | Key Menu. |
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| FORMS | Prints summary information on the | No interactive counterpart for |
| | current forms file as well as for | this command. |
| | each or all the forms therein. | |
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| LIST | Lists a form or all the forms on | Selection L on the FORMSPEC Main |
| | the standard list device. | Menu. |
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| RELATE | Establish family relation between | Selection R on the FORMSPEC Main |
| | two forms. | Menu. |
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| RENUMBER | Renumbers fields within a form. | No interactive counterpart for |
| | | this command. |
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| SELECTLANG | Updates native language | FORMSPEC Terminal/Language Menu. |
| | specifications. | |
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| SELECTTERM | Updates terminal and device | FORMSPEC Terminal/Language Menu. |
| | specifications. | |
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Table 7-1. FORMSPEC in Batch Mode Commands (cont.)
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| ARB Commands | Function | Interactive Counterpart |
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| ARBTOSCREEN | Set data type conversion defaults | Select defaults on FORMSPEC Data |
| | from ARB to screen. | Type Conversion Menu. |
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| SCREENTOARB | Sets data type conversion rules | Set defaults on FORMSPEC Data Type |
| | from screen to ARB. | Conversions Menu. |
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| DELARB | Deletes an ARB. | Select DEL on the FORMSPEC ARB |
| | | Menu. |
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| GENARB | Generates an ARB from a form. | Select GEN on the FORMSPEC ARB |
| | | Menu. |
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| ADDARBFIELD | Adds a field to the ARB. | Select ADD on the FORMSPEC |
| | | Restructure ARB Menu. |
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| DELARBFIELD | Deletes a field from the ARB. | Select DEL on the FORMSPEC |
| | | Restructure ARB Menu. |
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| MODARBFIELD | Modifies the attributes an ARB. | Select MOD on the FORMSPEC ARB |
| | | Menu. |
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| MOVEARBFIELD | Moves a field or group of fields | Select MOVE on the FORMSPEC |
| | around on the ARB. | Restructure ARB Menu. |
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| RENAMEARBFIELD | Changes the name of an ARB field. | Select RENAME on the FORMSPEC |
| | | Restructure ARB Menu. |
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