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

ARBTOSCREEN 

Create/update the datatype conversion rules for converting ARB field
contents to screen field contents.

Syntax 

          ARBTOSCREEN [chartype, inttype, realtype, packtype, zonetype]

Parameters 

chartype         The conversion type for ARB fields with type CHAR.

inttype          The conversion type for ARB fields with type INT or
                 DINT.

realtype         The conversion type for ARB fields with type REAL or
                 LONG.

packtype         The conversion type for ARB fields with type
                 PACK, PACK0, PACK1,...  PACK9, SPACK, SPACK0,
                 SPACK1,...SPACK9.

zonetype         The conversion type for ARB fields with type ZONE,
                 ZONE0, ZONE1...  ZONE9.

Discussion 

This command creates/updates the datatype conversion rules for converting
ARB data types to screen data type.  If a data type update is omitted,
then the current default for that type is retained.  If no update
parameters are specified, all ARB-to-screen conversion types are set to
CHAR, the default.  Leading commas must be supplied.

Valid data type updates are:  CHAR, YMD, MDY, DMY, DIG, NUM(n) NUMA, IMPn 
IMPA

EXAMPLE 

      The command:

          ARBTOSCREEN, DIG, NUM

sets the conversion type for INT and DINT ARB fields to DIG and for REAL
and LONG ARB fields to NUM.

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