These new fields can be used to specify the 'default' data type and field
type for the new form. So if you were to design a form that had a large
number of date fields and there was processing associated with each field
then you could specify a field type of 'P' and a datatype of 'MDY',
otherwise the field type would be 'O'(I think) and the datatype 'CHAR'.

Existing forms would display 'garbage' characters in those fields.

Paul H. Christidis
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Subject: FORMSPEC B.06.05 and B.06.07
Author:  Keven Miller <[log in to unmask]> at CCGATE
Date:    06/05/98 08:46


I can't find any info on the changes, but my 5.0 system has formspec
B.06.05
and the form screen looks like this

FORMSPEC/V B.06.05 Form Menu                      FORMS FILE:
MMSFORM.PUB.MMHP


        Form Name  [ACCTSELECT     ]


    Repeat Option  [N]
                    N--No Repeat
                    A--Repeat, appending
                    R--Repeat, overlaying


        Next Form  [C]                           Name [$HEAD          ]
                    C--Clear before Next Form
                    A--Append Next Form
                    F--Freeze, then append Next Form

Function Key Label [ ]
                    Y--Define form level function key labels.

  Reproduced from  [               ] (opt)

         Comments  [ SPC ACCOUNT SELECTION SCREEN                     ]



and on my 5.5 system I have formspec B.06.07 which shows the form screen
like this

FORMSPEC/V B.06.07 Form Menu                      FORMS FILE:
MMSFORM.PUB.MMHP


        Form Name  [ACCTSELECT     ]

    Repeat Option  [N]
                    N--No repeat
                    A--Repeat, appending
                    R--Repeat, overlaying

        Next Form  [C]                           Name [$HEAD          ]
                    C--Clear before Next Form
                    A--Append Next Form

                    F--Freeze, then append Next Form

Function Key Label [ ]
                    Y--Define form level function key labels

  Reproduced from  [               ] (opt)

         Comments  [ SPC ACCOUNT SELECTION SCREEN                     ]


       Field Type  [ ]             Data Type  [    ]



The difference being 2 new fields at the bottom: Field Type, Data Type.
Anybody know what this is?

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