ARB BATCH MODE COMMANDS

If the arbname doesn't exist, an ARB with this name will be created for the associated form. The ARB cannot contain the fieldname already. If fieldname is not a field on the form, it becomes a filler field, with no datatype and with a length of 1 (this length may be changed using the MODARBFIELD command). If fieldname is on the form, its ARB length and data type are created from its screen attributes and the Data Conversion table (set up using the Data Conversion Menu). If destination is specified, the field will be inserted at that position, otherwise it will be appended to the end of the ARB.

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

 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.

All the fields are deleted. You can generate another ARB for the specified form if required. If extensive changes are made to a form, it is easier to delete the existing ARB and create a new one than to revise the old ARB.

The arbname must exist in the forms file and the fieldname must exist on the ARB.

The ARB will contain a field for every field on the form. The data type and length of each ARB field are determined from the screen attributes and the Data Conversion table (set up using the Data Conversion Menu).

The arbname must exist in the forms file and the fieldname must exist on the ARB. You can change both the parameters length and type, but you must specify at least one. They must conform to the edit rules (see Section 3).

The arbname must exist. If the destination is not specified, the field(s) will be appended at the end of the ARB.

Suppose the fields in the ARB EMPLOYEE are in this order:

                               NAME
                               ADDRESS
                               PHONE
                               SSNUM
                               SUPERVISOR

The command:

     MOVEARBFIELD EMPLOYEE ADDRESS/PHONE AFTER SSNUM

or the command:

     MOVEARBFIELD EMPLOYEE SSNUM BEFORE ADDRESS

will rearrange the fields in this order:

                              NAME
                              SSNUM
                              ADDRESS
                              PHONE
                              SUPERVISOR

This command does not change the ARB data type or length. The arbname must exist in the forms file, and the oldfieldname must exist on the ARB. The ARB cannot already contain a field with the newfieldname. If newfieldname is not a field on the form, the renamed field becomes a filler field.

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.

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.