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Certain characteristics of the entire forms file are defined
as global specifications and specified on the Globals Menu, illustrated
in Figure 3-22 “Globals Menu” The global specifications include the
default screen enhancements for fields and errors, the first form
to be executed, where the message "window" line appears on the form,
and provides for user-defined labels for the function keys. These
specifications apply to the entire forms file rather than to individual
forms or to fields within the forms. FORMSPEC supplies default values for these characteristics
and, unless you want to change the defaults, you need never be concerned
with global specifications. If, however, you want to change these
specifications, you enter G in the Main Menu selection box, and do not specify
a form name or a field name. The Globals Menu is then displayed
so you can change the default global specifications. If you indicated
the data capture devices on the Terminal/Language Selection Menu,
the following message will appear at the bottom of the Globals Menu: Press NEXT to select HP 3075/6 device specifications |
(The Data Capture Device Specifications Menu is described
later in this section). When you press ENTER, FORMSPEC checks and records the global values (default
or specified) and then displays the next menu. The next menu is
the Save Field Menu. To get to the first Form Menu, press NEXT FORM. Fields | |
- Head Form Name
Enter the name of the first form you want displayed
when the forms file is executed. If you leave this field blank,
the first form in the forms file will be the first form displayed.
Note that adding forms to the forms file may change the first form.
When the forms file is compiled, this name must identify an existing
form. If you enter the name using lowercase letters, FORMSPEC upshifts
the letters to uppercase and then looks for a matching form name. Default First form in USASCII collating
sequence in the forms file. ($HEAD) - Default Display Enhancement
When defining a form, you can specify individual
display enhancements for any field on the Field Menu. If you do
not specify such enhancements on the Field Menu, FORMSPEC assigns
default field enhancements. If you do not want to use these default
display enhancements, you can specify your own default enhancements
here. Enter one or more of the display enhancement codes (B, H, I, S, U, and 1 - 8) in any combination, or you can enter NONE if you do not want the fields to be enhanced at
all. The enhancement codes can be entered in any combination, in
any order. For example, for blinking, half bright, underlined, you
can specify BHU, HUB, UBH, and so forth. If you want to remove all display
enhancements, enter NONE. The data capture devices do not support display
enhancements. Default Half bright, Inverse video
(HI). - Error Enhancement
When a user entering data on a form makes an error,
the field with the error is highlighted on the form by special display
enhancements. You can change the default error enhancement by entering
one or more of the display enhancement codes (B, H, I, S, U, and 1 - 8) in any combination, or you can enter NONE if you do not want fields with errors to be enhanced
at all. For example, if you want fields with errors to be displayed
in half bright, underlined, and to blink, enter BHU. Default Inverse video, full bright,
Underline (IU). - Window Display Line
You can specify the line of the terminal screen
to be reserved for error and status messages. Screen lines are numbered
from 1 (top) through 24 (bottom). You may enter 0 (zero) if you
do not want a window. Note that in this case no error or status
messages are displayed on the form during execution. Any fields
in which errors are detected will still be enhanced when there is
no window line, unless you specify NONE for error enhancements. If function key labeling
on HP 264X terminals is in effect and a window line of 23 or 24
is chosen, line 22 is actually used. Default Bottom line (24) - Window Enhancement
The window line is normally enhanced with inverse
video, half bright. If you want a different enhancement for this
line, you must specify it in this box. You may enter any of the
standard enhancement codes (I, H, U, B, S, and 1 - 8) in any combination, or you can specify no enhancements
by entering NONE. Default Inverse video, Half bright
(HI). - Define Function Key Labels
To define function key labels, enter Y to obtain the Global Function Key Labels Menu.
If you wish to retain the default global labels, leave this box blank.
When function key labels have been defined, FORMSPEC will place an X in the Define Function Key Labels field. Once
function key labels have been defined, the default labels can be
reset by entering an N in this field. If you specify a Y in this field, the Global Function Key Labels
Menu is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-23 “Global Function Key Labels Menu”The data
capture devices do not support function key labeling. - Define Data Conversions
To use the ARB feature, you must specify default
conversions for screen data to application data and vice versa.
Type Y in this field to reach the Data Type Conversions
Menu, shown in Figure 3-27 “Data Type Conversion Menu” The default data type conversions
must be set up before you can create an ARB for a form.
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