[ NOTE: In 2.1 and later, the System V interfaces are a standard part of
the GENERIC kernel. You should only need to do the following if you're
running an older release ]
IMPORTANT: The FreeBSD KERNEL ***MUST*** have System V Interface
communication support. The options below must be included in your
KERNEL for CONETIC products to run.
# These three options provide support for System V Interface
# Definition-style interprocess communication, in the form of shared
# memory, semaphores, and message queues, respectively.
#
options SYSVSHM
options SYSVSEM
options SYSVMSG
=============================================================================
| Copyright (C)1981-1995: Conetic Software Systems, Inc. |
| FreeBSD 1.1 Demonstration C/Base(TM) 4GL Development System |
| This demonstration version is provided for evaluation purposes. It is |
| NOT freeware and may not be resold. This demonstration set has a limit |
| of 1000 records per datafile and allows for 2 concurrent users. |
=============================================================================
INSTALLATION GUIDE - FreeBSD 1.1 (and later) SYSTEMS
C/Base(TM) 4GL Version 3.8
The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should
not be construed as a commitment by Conetic Software Systems, Inc. Changes may
be made periodically to the information herein. Such changes will be
incorporated in future editions of this document. Conetic Software Systems,
Inc. assumes no responsiblities for any errors that may appear in this document.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may
only be used in accordance with the terms of such license.
Copyright 1995 Conetic Software Systems, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form
including photostat, microfilm, xerography, and not in information storage and
retrieval system, without the permission in writing from Conetic Software
Systems, Inc., except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review or
as provided in the Copyright Act of 1976.
UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T.
C/BASE is a trademark of Conetic Software Systems, Inc.
C/BOOKS is a registered trademark of Conetic Software Systems, Inc.
All names, products, and services mentioned are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective organizations.
Conetic Software Systems, Inc.
1012 Navarro
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 225-5185
=============================================================================
Release 3.8
FreeBSD Edition
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 Before You Begin
1.1 Creating the Group ID conetic
1.2 Creating the "cbase" Login ID
1.3 Creating the "cbase" Home Directory
1.4 Setting the Terminal Environment
Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Procedure
2.1 Distribution Media
2.2 Disk Media Install
2.3 FTP File Install
2.4 Uncompress Demonstration Software
2.5 C/Base Catalog Setup
2.6 Quick Start
Chapter 3 Getting Started
3.1 Mandatory Environment Variables
3.2 C/Base Manual Pages (cssman)
Chapter 4 Printing
4.1 Printer Setup
4.1.1 Naming The Printer
4.1.2 Setting Printer Characteristics
4.1.2.1 Setting Page Dimensions
4.1.2.2 Setting Printer Modes
4.2 Printing With Grace
4.3 Printer Environment Variables
4.3.1 ONPRINTER
4.3.2 PRINTER
4.3.3 NCOPIES
Chapter 5 Compiling User_Edits
5.1 Environment Variables
5.2 Compiler
5.3 Demo Code
5.4 Example Compile Line
Appendix A
A.1 Standard Conetic Environment Variables
Appendix B
B.1 Space Requirements for FreeBSD 1.1
Appendix C
C.1 Typical Device Names
Appendix D
D.1 C/Base Commands (C-1)
Appendix E
E.1 C/Base Functions (C-3)
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Conetic Software Systems C/Base 4GL and C/Books family of information
management products. C/Base 4GL and C/Books applications allow the user to
transcend computer hardware and operating systems boundaries by providing tools
and solutions that offer portability and platform independence.
These instructions describe how to install C/Base using either the diskette
distribution or the FTP download file. You should be familiar with the basic
administration of the computer, including logging in, starting and stopping the
system, and adding new users, as described in the Operations/System Administra-
tion Guide and the User/System Administrators Reference Manual.
This demonstration set includes the C/Base database, the C/Base Database
Utilities and C/Base International Utilities. This demo database system
has a limit of 1000 records per datafile.
The C/Books software consists of nine fully integrated accounting software
modules. The core consists of the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts
Receivable modules. The optional accounting modules are: Fixed Assets,
Inventory Control, Job Costing, Order Entry, Purchase Order, and Payroll.
C/Books also has two supplemental modules: C/Books Utilities and a Demonstration
Module which includes demo data for the C/Books data files. C/Books is not part
of this demo set. Please contact Conetic Software Systems, Inc. for more
information on C/Books.
NOTE: Be sure to pay close attention to the Notes and Warnings given throughout
these instructions. They will give information we think is vital to a successful
installation of Conetics software.
Disk Space Requirements
Before installing this software, you should verify that you have enough free
disk space on the file system which will contain C/Base. Free disk space
can be displayed using the df(1) command. Compare the output of this command
with the space requirement table for your platform in Appendix B.
NOTE: You will initially need twice the amount of space shown in Appendix B
for both the installation and the tar file. After installation is complete,
the tar file may be removed.
Pre-Installation Considerations
If C/Base software already exists on the target CPU then do the following:
Make sure that no C/Base or C/Books programs are running before continuing.
Back up existing C/Base and C/Books programs and datafiles prior to
installation. The installation could replace existing files.
=============================================================================
1. Before You Begin
This section describes the preliminary setup of your machine before the actual
install program is run.
Be sure to pay close attention to Notes and Warnings given throughout these
instructions. They give information that is vital to a successful installation
of the software.
In order to install correctly you must login on the console terminal as root.
Login: root
Password: Enter your password, it will not be displayed
Some additional login dialog may be displayed
1.1 Creating The Group ID Conetic
Create a new group ID account named conetic. To create a new group account,
follow the procedure outlined in your Operations/System Administration Guide.
1.2 Creating The "cbase" Login ID
Create a new login ID called "cbase". When creating the login ID "cbase", the
group ID entry for the user "cbase" must correspond to the conetic group ID
number created in step 1.1. The cbase user must run under either bash or
sh shell environments (see section 1.4). To create the "cbase" login ID,
follow the procedure given in your Operations/System Administration Guide.
1.3 Creating The "cbase" Home Directory
Make a home directory for the "cbase" login ID, changing the owner and group ID
of the directory to "cbase" and conetic.
NOTE: If you created the new user following the procedure outlined in your
Administrators Guide, the home directory for the user "cbase" may have already
been created. It is the responsibility of the system administrator to ensure a
directory has been created for the user "cbase" with the correct ownerships.
1.4 SHELL Environment
C/Base will run under either the bash or sh shell environments. The menu and
report programs use the environment variable SHELL to execute other programs.
If the SHELL environment variable is not set, the default is set to /bin/sh.
The SHELL variable can be set as follows:
SHELL=/bin/sh
export SHELL
1.5 Setting the Terminal Environment
You must set the TERM environment variables before running the install program.
Partial Supported Terminal Listing:
wyse50 tvi925 605 xterm
vt100 tvi970 4410
5410 4425 console
# TERM=terminaltype
# export TERM
Note: The typical FreeBSD terminal is automatically set.
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2. Install and Setup Procedure
2.1 Distribution Media
The following instructions describe how to install from either a diskette dist-
ribution or from an FTP download file . The unzip of the files is the same for
both types of distribution (step 2.4). If you are using the diskette distribu-
tion please proceed to Section 2.2. If you are using the FTP distribution see
Section 2.3.
2.2 Disk Media Install
Insert distribution disk #1 into the disk drive and enter the following:
# cd /home/cbase /* example dir only */
# tar -M -xf /dev/rfd0
The tar command will prompt you for each disk in order and will build a gzipped
tar file.
NOTE: The directory you install to may be different than the above, this is for
example only.
NOTE: The floppy drive device name may differ on your machine. Please make the
appropriate changes to the instructions. See Appendix C for example device
names.
Please proceed to Section 2.4 for setup instructions.
2.3 FTP File Install
Download the files README(this file) and CBASE_fbsd_r003.tar.gz . Place these
files in the directory that you will install C/Base. Please proceed to
Section 2.4 for setup instructions.
2.4 Uncompress the Conetic C/Base Demonstration Software
From the directory where C/Base will be installed, please enter the
following commands:
# umask 000
# gzip -d ./CBASE_fbsd_r003.tar.gz
/* this will process for a few minutes */
# tar -xf ./CBASE_fbsd_r003.tar
2.5 C/Base Catalog Setup
The C/Base database catalog must be setup to look to the directory you
installed to. The following command will handle all necessary setups and
build a startup file called cbase_env (see section 2.6). Login as root (or
become superuser) and enter the following command from the C/Base directory:
# install.me
2.6 C/Base Quick Start
With C/Base now installed you may logout of root and login as a C/Base user.
The install.me script will create a file called cbase_env in the C/Base home
directory. The cbase_env script will set the mandatory environment variables
required for C/Base (see section 3.1). The script must be run as follows:
$ . ./cbase_env
Please Note: You must be in either bash or sh shell environment to run the
cbase_env script.
You may now begin the magazine demo with the command:
$ start demo
You can modify the magazine demo with the command:
$ toolkit demo
or create your own application with the command:
$ toolkit my_app
You can examine and modify C/Base system parameters with the command command:
$ start cbase
Please see the C/Base reference manual for more details.
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3. Getting Started
This section describes the environment variables that must be set for C/Base
to operate correctly and also explains how to start the demo applications.
3.1 Mandatory Environment Variables
You must set the TERM, CBASE, PATH, TMPDIR and PRINTER environment variables
before running any C/Base or C/Books programs. The next steps describe the
commands to set these variables. You should add the commands to the /home/cbase/
.profile and the .profile in the home directory of each C/Base user so these
steps need not be repeated each time you log in.
Set the TERM environment variable to the correct terminal type. See the
/home/cbase/lib/cbase/escape directory for all available terminal types.
$ TERM=terminaltype
$ export TERM
NOTE: The C/Base package includes definitions for several popular
terminals. If your terminal is not on the list, you must define it with the
C/Base program termset or, it must be defined with the terminfo utilities.
Set the CBASE environment variable.
$ CBASE=/home/cbase/lib/cbase
$ export CBASE
If installing C/Base, set the PATH environment variable to search the
cbase program directory.
$ PATH=/home/cbase/bin:$PATH
$ export PATH
Set the TMPDIR environment variable.
$ TMPDIR=$HOME
$ export TMPDIR
Each user must have a unique TMPDIR work area. This can be achieved by setting
TMPDIR=$HOME .
Set the PRINTER environment variable to the command or filename where printed
output is to be redirected. The default print spooler for the C/Base
software is lp. To override the default print spooler, enter :
$ PRINTER=spooler-command
$ export PRINTER
For example, if you want printed output to go to the lpr print spooler, enter:
$ PRINTER=lpr
$ export PRINTER
If you have finished installing Conetic C/Base software onto your computer
system and you have installed the C/Base Development System, there is a
demonstration application called demo that you (logged in as cbase) can run as
follows:
$ start demo
You can examine and modify it with the following command:
$ toolkit demo
3.2 C/Base Manual Pages (cssman)
C/Base now supports on-line manual pages. The man pages are initiated by
the command:
$ cssman command
If the command topic is omitted, then cssman will display a table of contents
of all commands. An information bar at the bottom of the manual screen displays
paging options and exit commands. See Appendix D and E for a list of commands
and functions.
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4. Printing
This section describes how to setup printers and print C/Base reports with
the grace program. The grace program is used to run C/Base reports and will
give options on where to send the output of the reports.
4.1 Printer Setup
An unlimited number of printers may be setup in C/Base. The printer setup
utility can be run from the C/Base catalog menu.
$ start cbase
/* menu selection: E6 - Printer Setup Utility */
The printer setup utility can also be accessed from the toolkit menu.
$ toolkit demo
/* menu selection: 7 - Printer Setup */
Note: All applications use the same printer file. You do not need to setup
printers for each application.
4.1.1 Naming The Printer
The printer setup utility form will allow you to select a unique id number for
each printer (27, 1150, etc) , a name for that printer (Apple1, MyPrinter, etc),
a device or spooler for that printer, and a reset escape sequence (See
section 4.1.2.1 for entering escape sequences). The reset escape sequence is
used to restore the printer back to its original printing mode. If you print a
report in compressed mode without resetting the printer, all documents printed
afterwards will be in compressed mode.
4.1.2 Setting Printer Characteristics
After the printer has been named press F5 to store it. Each named printer can
have up to 5 different printing attributes. For each of the 5 attributes you
can set page dimensions and printing modes (compressed, landscape, etc).
4.1.2.1 Setting Page Dimensions
There are 4 dimensions for a page:
pagelength - The page length is the total number of lines that can
be printed per page. Default=66 lines.
pagewidth - The page width is the total number of characters per
line. Default=132 chars..
firstline - The firstline number indicates the line on which to
begin printing on. Please note that the first line is
reserved for invisible printer codes, therefore the
firstline number MUST be greater than one. Default=2.
lastline - The lastline indicates the last line of print before
going to the next page. The value must be less than the
pagelength. Default=64.
The defaults are automatically set in the printer setup form and may be manually
overridden.
4.1.2.2 Setting Printer Modes
Printing modes are controlled through the use of escape sequences which can be
found in your printer manual. Enter a meaningful name for the sequence and
then enter the escape sequence itself. The escape sequence can be entered in
two ways:
1) As characters where the escape character "^[" is represented by "ESC".
example: The LaserJet manual says the landscape escape sequence is
"^[&l1O" (no quotes). You would enter "ESC&l1O" (no quotes) into the
escape sequence field.
2) Or as eqivalent decimal numbers for each character where the escape
character "^[" is represented by 27.
example: The LaserJet manual says the landscape escape sequence is
"^[&l1O" (no quotes). You would enter "27 38 108 49 79" (no quotes) into
the escape sequence field.
Before entering this form you will be asked which method to use. The escape
sequences are translated through the form. Therefore, if you enter the
escape sequences as characters the first time through and decide to later
update them as decimal numbers, just select the appropriate method and your
previous entries are displayed accordingly.
Note: It is not mandatory that escape sequences be setup. You may print to a
printer by just completing the first half of the this setup.
4.2 Printing With Grace
The C/Base program grace is used to print reports. After grace processes the
report (and ONPRINTER is not set or is set to "no") it will display an output
destination screen.
The first field of the output destination screen is the output device. Pressing
the F3 key will scroll forward through the options and the F2 key will scroll
backwards. There are three output destination options:
Printer - send output to a printer. Selecting this destination
will activate the printer name field and the escape
sequence field. Enter the number of copies you want to
print, default=1. From the printer name field you may
use F3 and F2 to scroll forward and back through the
available printers (created in the printer setup utility
section 4.1). After selecting a printer you may select
an escape sequence number to print with,
default=sequence 1. The field file name is ignored.
Screen - send output to the screen. Selecting this destination
will send the report to the screen where you can scroll
up, down right, or left through it. All other fields in
the output destination screen are ignored.
File - send output to a file. Selecting this destination
will send the report to a file. Enter the name of the
destination file in the filename field. You may select
to send more than one copy to the file in the number of
copies field, default=1. All other fields are ignored.
4.3 Printer Environment Variables
The following environment variables are used to control printing:
4.3.1 ONPRINTER=yes/no
This variable, if set to "yes", will cause grace not to give any printing
options and send the output directly to the printer designated by $PRINTER
(see section 4.3.2) or if $PRINTER is not set, to the default printer lpr. If
this variable is set to "no" or not set at all, then grace will display an
output destination screen.
4.3.2 PRINTER="printer_name"
This variable designates an output destination. The printer_name may be a
spooler, a printer device, or even a file name. This variable is overridden
if a different printer is selected through the grace output destination screen.
4.3.3 NCOPIES=integer
This variable designates the number of copies of a report required. It is an
integer number i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc. . Selecting a different number of copies
from the grace output destination screen will override this variable.
=============================================================================
5. Compiling User_Edits
This section describes how to compile a demonstration program which will
interact with a C/Base form. The cssman pages describe the functions available
in the C/Base library. For a more detailed description of the functions see the
C/Base Utilities manual.
5.1 Environment Variables
The following environment variables must be set for the C/Base makefiles
INC=/home/cbase/include
LIB=/home/cbase/lib
LOCALCFLAGS=-I/home/cbase/include
LOCALLFLAGS=-L/home/cbase/lib
TERMLIB=-ltermcap
Note: The directory "/home/cbase" is used as an example of the C/Base home
directory and may be different on your system. Please make changes to these
directions accordingly.
Note: These variables were placed in the script file "cbase_env" in the C/Base
home directory when the demo was installed.
5.2 Compiler
The binaries and library was compiled using the GNU project C compiler Ver 2.4.
5.3 Demo Code
An example of a C/Base user edit is in the directory /home/cbase/demo/src. The
file is named sform.c and is part of the magazine subsciption application.
With the above environment variables set, the code can be compiled by the
command:
make sform
The resulting binary is placed in /home/cbase/demo/bin and is run from the
Magazine Demo menu when option "2. Enter Subscriptions" is selected.
5.4 Example Compile Line
The demo user_edit /home/cbase/demo/src/sform.c and all other C/Base programs
can be compiled manually with the following lines:
cc -c -I/home/cbase/include sform.c -o sform.o
cc -L/home/cbase/lib sform.o -lcbase -ltermcap \
-lm -o /home/cbase/bin/sform
=============================================================================
Appendix A
A.1 Standard Conetic Environment Variables
Variable Name Function
CBASE The location for the C/Base catalog files,
i.e. CBASE=/home/cbase/lib/cbase
COUNTRY The variable which contains the name of a country, used to
change Conetic language resource files, i.e.COUNTRY=39. This
will set the language resources to Italian.
DBASE The name of the database being presently utilized,
i.e.DBASE=demo .
DBHOME The home directory of database.
NCOPIES The number of copies of a report to be printed usually set by
the program GRACE , i.e. NCOPIES=1 .
ONPRINTER A boolean flag to determine whether reports go to the printer or not, usually set by GRACE.EXE, i.e. ONPRINTER=yes.
PATH The path to the directories which contain the Conetics
executable programs.
PRINTER The name of a printer to send a report file.
RPATH The path to the directory which contains the Conetic resource
files, overrides the CBASE variable,
i.e. RPATH=/USR/CBASE/LIB/CBASE/RESOURCE .
TERM The name of a terminal type used by Conetics programs running
under FreeBSD,
i.e. TERM=console, TERM=xterm, etc..
TMPDIR The location of an existing directory which will hold temporary
files. Each user must have a unique TMPDIR work area. This can
be achieved by setting TMPDIR=$HOME .
=============================================================================
Appendix B
B.1 Space Requirements for FreeBSD 1.1
C/Base & C/Books Modules
Approximate Space Requirements
Module Description Disk Space (MB)
C/Base Development DEMO System 9 MB
=============================================================================
Appendix C
C.1 Typical Device Names
Platform Device Device Name
FreeBSD 1.1 3.5" Floppy Drive /dev/fd0
/dev/fd0H1440
/dev/fd1
Note: The first number in the device name usually indicates the order of that
device in your system configuration. For example, the 3.5" floppy diskette
device name /dev/fd0 assumes that the 3.5" floppy drive is setup as device 0.
If your system has that device setup in a different order, say device 1, you
would access it with the name /dev/fd1.
=============================================================================
Appendix D
D.1 C/Base Commands (C-1)
intro introduction to commands
addlf add a logical RMSfile to the database catalog
cdef build a definition for a data file
cdict build a data dictionary for an RMSfile
cform build a formfile
clearlf clear contents in an existing RMSfile
convertlf convert an existing RMSfile
convform reformat old style formfile
copies produce multiple copies
createlf create a logical RMSfile
creport build a Visual Reportfile
crw compile report writer program
csort sort pull style text lines
cterm build a terminal definition
dbadd add a database definition
dbadmin administer database catalog
dbcreate create a new database
dbfile print pathname of logical RMSfile
dbhome print database home directory
dblist list database catalog
dbremove remove a database definition
dbrm completely remove a database
dbupd update the database catalog
dcopy copy RMSfile
deletelf remove an existing RMSfile
dprint print the contents of an RMSfile
drestore restore a database
dspace compute space required for RMSfile
escape generate terminal escape sequence
expandl expand an RMSfile
filedef create or maintain RMS definition files
form display input form on terminal, accept input
formadmin administer formfile catalog
formcopy copy logical formfile
formdef create and maintain formfiles used by form
formedit create or maintain logical formfiles
formrm remove a logical formfile
formupd update the logical formfile catalog
grace run a report writer program
lfadmin administer RMSfile catalog
lfcopy copy logical RMS data and definition file
lfedit create or maintain logical RMSfile definitions
lfrm remove a logical RMS data and definition file
lfupd update the logical RMSfile catalog
makelf make an RMSfile
makelog make empty log file
menu display menu on terminal
menudef create or maintain menufiles used by menu
npull a fast data record extraction utility (uses indexes)
pdef print contents of RMS definition
pdict print data dictionary for RMSfile
pform print contents of formfile used by form
pindex print contents of RMS index file
plog print log file contents
preport print contents of a visual reportfile
prtset set up a printer to use with grace
pterm print terminal characteristics
pull pull records from an RMSfile
put put text data into RMSfile
rbldidx rebuild RMS index file
removelf remove a logical RMSfile catalog entry
rmsck check RMSfiles for consistency
rptadmin administer reportfile catalog
rptcopy copy logical reportfile
rptedit create or maintain logical reportfiles
rptrm remove a logical report
rptupd update the logical reportfile catalog
shash computer statistics about a hashed RMSfile
sindex print summary of RMS index file usage
start start an application system
table load data into a row and column matrix
termset set terminal characteristics
toolkit create or maintain an application system
touch creates a zero byte data file (used for transaction logging)
wtr interpret a compiled reportfile
wtrdef create and maintain visual reportfiles
=============================================================================
Appendix E
E.1 C/Base Functions (C-3)
intro introduction to library functions
abspath return absolute pathname of a file
addmonth add months to DATE value
align align address to data boundary
ask ask parameter from terminal
atobool convert ASCII to BOOLEAN value
atodate convert ASCII to date value
atolong convert ASCII to LONG value
atomoney convert ASCII to MONEY value
atoreal convert ASCII to REAL value
atotime convert ASCII to time value
atoval convert ASCII string to value
booltoa convert BOOLEAN value to ASCII
clrb perform byte operations
cmpb perform byte operations
movb perform byte operations
filb perform byte operations
cbasedir return name of C/Base administrative directory
creattemp create a temporary file
dalign align address to data boundary
datetoa convert DATE to ASCII
dbfind get named database description
dbfindn get nth database description
dblist set up user record fields
dbopen open default database
dbparse parse logical name
dbpath return full path of logical name
dclock lock/unlock current data record for exclusive use
dclockw lock/unlock current data record for exclusive use
dcunlock lock/unlock current data record for exclusive use
dclose close RMSfile
ddelete delete current record
derror describe last I/O error
derrmsg describe last I/O error
dfind find first active record in RMSfile
dfindfi find first record in secondary index
dfindi find first record using secondary index
dfindk find record with given primary key
dfindl find last active record in RMSfile
dfindli find last record in secondary index
dfindlk find last record with given primary key
dfindlm find last matching record using secondary index
dfindm find first matching record using secondary index
dfindn find next active record
dfindni find next record using secondary index
dfindnk find next record with same key
dfindnm find next matching record using secondary index
dfindp find previous active record
dfindpi find previous record using secondary index
dfindpk find previous record with same key
dfindpm find previous matching record using secondary index
dflock lock/unlock an RMSfile for exclusive use
dflockw lock/unlock an RMSfile for exclusive use
dfunlock lock/unlock an RMSfile for exclusive use
dilock lock/unlock RMSfile for inserting records
dilockw lock/unlock RMSfile for inserting records
diunlock lock/unlock RMSfile for inserting records
dinsert insert keyed record
dlbegin log beginning of transaction
dlcancel log cancelled transaction
dlclear log clearing of logical RMSfile
dlcommit log committed transaction
dlconv log conversion of logical RMSfile
dldelete log deletion of logical RMSfile
dlend log end of transaction
dlexpand log expansion of logical RMSfile
dlfind get named logical RMSfile description
dlfindn get nth logical RMSfile description
dlmake log creation of logical RMSfile
dloff turn off transaction logging
dlon turn on transaction logging
dlopen open a logical RMSfile
dnrec return number of allocated records
dnumidx set significant fields for index query
dopen open RMSfile
dread read record using record number
dreadc read the current record
dresiz return RMSfile record size
drlist set up user record fields
drlock lock/unlock a data record for exclusive use
drlockw lock/unlock a data record for exclusive use
drunlock lock/unlock a data record for exclusive use
dseti set secondary index for RMSfile searching
dsetpos set position in secondary index
dsizeof return size of RMS data type
dtacces return file access method
dtclose close RMS dictionary file
dtdict return RMSfile dictionary pointer
dtefld find effective dictionary field number
dtefldn find effective field number of nth field in dictionary
dtfind find dictionary field
dtfindi find field names in secondary index
dtfindk find field numbers in secondary index
dtfindn find nth field in dictionary
dtopen open RMS dictionary file for I/O
dttogmt convert DATE, TIME pair into operating system GMT time
dttomdy convert DATE to month, day, and year
dupdate update current record
dwrite write record using record number
escape send and receive terminal escape sequences
getkey send and receive terminal escape sequences
escin send and receive terminal escape sequences
escout send and receive terminal escape sequences
fatobool convert ASCII to BOOLEAN value
fatodate convert ASCII to date value
fatolong convert ASCII to LONG value
fatomoney convert ASCII to MONEY value
fatoreal convert ASCII to REAL value
fatotime convert ASCII to time value
fbooltoa format BOOLEAN value to ASCII
fcountry establish Country format structure
fdatetoa format DATE to ASCII
firstday return first day of the month for any date
flongtoa format LONG to ASCII
fmoneytoa format MONEY to ASCII
form display and collect data from data entry form
frealtoa format REAL to ASCII
ftimetoa format TIME value to ASCII equivalent
ftnirps string formatter
getfaday get abbreviated days of week names
getfamth get abbreviated month names
getfbool get format of BOOLEAN values
getfcurr get currency symbol string
getfcycle get time cycle names
getfdate get format for DATE values
getfday get days of week names
getfdec get decimal separator character
getfint get format for INT values
getfmoney get format for MONEY values
getfmth get month names
getforder get input date order
getfplac get number of decimal places in MONEY
getfreal get format for REAL values
getfthou get thousands separator character
getftime get format for TIME values
gmttodt convert operating system GMT time to RMS DATE and TIME
longtoa convert LONG to ASCII
mdytodt convert month, day, year to date value
moneytoa convert MONEY to ASCII
realtoa convert REAL to ASCII
round round floating point value
sdatafile return the RMSfile name
sdebug display debugging information on the screen
seditname return edit name of a field
sfldname return field name of a field
sformname return name of current form
sformno return current form number
showtext display help file text on terminal
smode return the current form mode
snextfld set next field to process
snextform set next form for data entry
snextkey insert a key into the input key queue
sputerr put error message on screen
sread read contents of data field
srecno return current record number
srefresh refresh the screen
strdup return duplicate copy of string
strbcmp perform string operations
strbcpy perform string operations
strzcpy perform string operations
strpbrk return first (last) occurrence in string of character in set
strppbrk return first (last) occurrence in string of character in set
subenv substitute environment names in string
svalform set next validation form for data
swrite write string to screen field
termparm return terminal characteristics
timetoa convert TIME value to ASCII equivalent
ttyinit initalize and restore terminal for I/O
ttyrestore initalize and restore terminal for I/O
erasechar initalize and restore terminal for I/O
killchar initalize and restore terminal for I/O
valtoa convert value to ASCII string