Forms Manager - Subroutine Descriptions
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Group FM(1) : General Form Creation & Editing
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| IFormDefaults | Activate default settings specified in form defs file |
| IFormDefine | Define field layout for a new form |
| IFormDefineBox | Define box layout for a new form |
| IFormDefineTabs | Define tabs/layout for a tabbed multi-part form |
| IFormEdit | Allow user to edit a form |
| IFormEditUser | Edit a form, with calls to form specific 'user-routine' |
| IFormHelp | Define size & position of a 'help' field |
| IFormIdentifier | Specify identifier numbers for all fields |
| IFormIdentifierBox | Specify identifier numbers for all form-boxes |
| IFormLoad | Load a form definition from a file |
| IFormOpenWindow | Open window ready for a form, as specified in form file |
| IFormRadioButton | Define a set of check-boxes as a radio-button group |
| IFormSave | Save a form definition to a file |
Group FM(2) : Field-specific Characteristics
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| IFormAttribute | Define a field's attributes/colours by name |
| IFormAttributeN | Define a field's attributes/colours by number |
| IFormBox | Define attributes/type of a form-box, by name |
| IFormBoxN | Define attributes/type of a form-box, by number |
| IFormFrame | Define field frame type/colour by name |
| IFormFrameN | Define field frame type/colour by number |
| IFormInputParam | Define input control parameters (visibility, etc) |
| IFormPopUpMenu | Define availability/size of a pop-up menu |
| IFormProtection | Change the protection status of a field |
| IFormRangeDouble | Define valid range for a double precision field |
| IFormRangeInteger | Define valid range for an integer field |
| IFormRangeReal | Define valid range for a real field |
| IFormVerticalMenu | Define vertical menu size & frame availability |
Group FM(3) : Assign/Retrieve Field Contents
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| IFormClearField | Clear contents of a field |
| IFormGetCheckBox | Get a check box field value |
| IFormGetDouble | Get a double precision value from a field |
| IFormGetInteger | Get an integer value from a field |
| IFormGetMenu | Get a menu option from a field |
| IFormGetRadioButton | Get a radio-button group value |
| IFormGetReal | Get a real value from a field |
| IFormGetString | Get a string from a field |
| IFormPutButton | Put a string & exit code into a push button field |
| IFormPutCheckBox | Put a check box field value |
| IFormPutDouble | Put a double precision value into a field |
| IFormPutFormat | Define real/double-precision field output format |
| IFormPutHelp | Define a field dependent help string |
| IFormPutInteger | Put an integer value into a field |
| IFormPutMenu | Put a set of options into a menu field |
| IFormPutOption | Define the currently selected option in a menu field |
| IFormPutRadioButton | Put a radio-button group value |
| IFormPutReal | Put a real value into a field |
| IFormPutString | Put a string into a field |
Group FM(4) : Display Form/Field Boxes
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| IFormShow | Display all fields in the current form |
| IFormShowBox | Display a specified form-box |
| IFormShowField | Display a specified field |
| IFormShowFrame | Display frame around a specified field |
| IFormShowSubForm | Display a specific sub-form in a tabbed multi-part form |
| IFormShowUnp | Display all unprotected fields in the current form |