FORMEDIT C-1





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NAME


formedit - create or maintain logical formfiles

SYNOPSIS


formedit [-vx] [ lformfile ]
formedit -c [-evx] [ -C comment ] [ -D directory ] [ lformfile ]

DESCRIPTION


Formedit creates or modifies the logical formfiles used by form.  
Lformfile specifies the name of the logical formfile.  The logical 
formfile contains a sequence of data entry forms.

When formedit is invoked with the -c flag on a logical formfile, the 
formfile is created if it does not already exist.  If the create (-c) 
flag is omitted, the existing logical formfile lformfile is modified.

The following flags and arguments apply to formedit:

-c      Creates the logical formfile lformfile.  An entry in the formfile 
        catalog cannot already exist for lformfile.  To create the formfile, 
        formdef is invoked.  Once the formfile has been created, an entry 
        for lformfile is added to the formfile catalog. If a file exists 
        in the named directory that matches the logical formfile name, or
        the name is too long for a file entry, a unique name is generated 
        for the formfile's pathname.

        The -e, -C and -D flags apply only when a formfile is initially being 
        created.  

-e      Enters expert mode by displaying a parameter form and allows input of 
        arguments that are available with the formedit command.  This flag 
        only applies when the create (-c) flag has been specified with a 
        logical form file that does not already exist.  The parameter form
        accepts input in the same manner as form(C-1).

-v      Displays progress information on standard output.

-x      Displays on standard output the commands run by formedit.

-C comment
        Supplies the description of lformfile that is stored with the logical 
        formfile entry. If the -C flag is specified, comment is required and 
        must be quoted if embedded with blanks, tabs or newlines.  The -C flag 
        applies only when formedit is invoked with the create (-c) flag.  
        If the -C flag is omitted, the description for the logical formfile
        entry is set to null.

-D directory
        Names the directory to contain the new formfile.  The formfile 
        directory must be an absolute pathname or a pathname relative to 
        the database's home directory. If the formfile directory is not 
        defined, formedit uses the directory scr relative to the database's
        home directory.

If the lformfile argument is omitted, a parameter form is displayed 
requesting the name of the logical formfile.  This form accepts input 
in the same manner as form(C-1).

SEE ALSO


formadmin(C-1), formupd(C-1), formrm(C-1), form(C-1), formdef(C-1).
Chapter 5, Creating Formfiles.
Chapter 6, Advanced Form Features.