HP 3000 Manuals

HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS/V)

FILE 

Specifies the current forms file to be used.

Syntax 

              FILE file 

Parameters 

file             is the name of the forms file to be used by subsequent
                 batch mode commands.  The file is referred to as the
                 current forms file.

Discussion 

The FILE command must precede all other commands in a command file or job
stream.  This command opens the specified forms file to be operated on by
the other batch mode commands.  Only one forms file can be modified at a
time (only one current forms file at a time).  However, more than one
forms file can be operated on in one command file or job stream as long
as a FILE command precedes any operations on that file.  Note that a FILE
command specifying a new current forms file closes the previous current
forms file and opens the new current forms file.  Termination of FORMSPEC
automatically closes the current forms file.

If the file specified does not already exist, it is created.  A message
indicating that the file was created is issued.

Example 

           FILE INVFORMS.PUB

opens the forms file INVFORMS in the PUB group to be operated on by other
batch mode commands.

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