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

SCREENTOARB 

Create/update the datatype conversion rules for generating an ARB from a
form.

Syntax 

          SCREENTOARB [chartype, datetype, digtype, numtype, imptype] 

Parameters 

chartype         The conversion type for screen fields with type CHAR.

datetype         The conversion type for screen fields with a date type.

digtype          The conversion type for screen fields with type DIG.

numtype          The conversion type for screen fields with type NUM,
                 NUM0, NUM1...  NUM9.

imptype          The conversion type for screen fields with type IMP,
                 IMP0, IMP1,...  IMP9.

Discussion 

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

Valid type updates are:  CHAR, YYMMDD, INT, DINT, REAL, LONG, PACKn,
SPACKn, ZONEn, PACKA, SPACKA, ZONEA.

EXAMPLE 

The command:

              SCREENTOARB, INT, REAL, REAL

sets the conversion type for DIG screen fields to INT, and for NUM and
IMP screen fields to REAL.

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