Using the Program Editor

Introduction

The Program Editor (PROGMAKE) is the program you run to create or amend a QA Build program on your database. A program is created by answering questions in a series of dialogs with (usually) sensible default answers. Most parts of a QAB program can be re-used in other programs, allowing you quickly to build up most of the application programs you need.

This section covers the following topics:

• Using the Program Editor
  • Starting the Program Editor
  • Program Editor Command Tails
  • Program Editor Header Information
  • PROGMAKE Facilities Menu
  • Editing a QAB Program
    • Selecting a Program to Work On
    • Program Editing Functions
    • Program Summary
      • Screen Layout Map
    • Program Output Devices
    • Program Flow Diagram
    • Inserting Procedures
      • Conditional Entry to a Procedure
    • Deleting Procedures
    • Moving Procedures
    • Copying Procedures
    • Procedure Editing Menu
    • Procedure Body Editing Menu
    • Procedure Overview
      • Iteration
      • Error Subsidiaries
    • Table Processing Menu
      • Main Table Processing
        • Auto-Increment
      • Generate Parent Checks
      • Related Table Processing
      • Additional Table Processing
      • Related or Additional Table Processing Dialog
      • General Remarks on Table Processing
        • Roles
        • Updating Tables
    • Main Maps
      • Screen Design
        • Output Method
        • Function Key Area Map
      • Form Design
        • Form Output Methods
    • Field processing
      • Automatic Generation of Field Processing
      • Field Editing
      • Field Details
        • Field Validation
      • Totalling
      • Local Fields
      • Standard Variable Reference
• Database Management
• Maps
  • Mapsets and QAB
  • Language Support
  • Message Maps
    • Automatically Generated Maps
  • Multiple Choice Maps
  • Window Access
  • Message Assignment Menu
  • Map Assignment menu
  • Map Editing
    • Editing Maps Outside QA Build
• Menus and Function Keys
  • Pop-up Menus
  • Action Bar Menus and Pull-Down Menus
  • Function Keys with Data Entry
  • Hot Key Selection
  • Menu Options
  • Use of Menus for Program Control
  • Standard Message Menus
• Running Other Programs & Special Functions
  • Calling QA Build Programs
  • Calling Non-QA Build Programs
  • Special and User Access Functions
• Printing
  • Initialising Printing at Startup
  • Initialising Printing in a Procedure Body
  • Subdevice Output
  • Print Control Variables
  • Print Error Handling
  • Input Source Variable
• Conditions and Formulas
  • Using Conditions and Formulas
  • Formula Editing Menu
  • Condition Entry Dialog
  • Formula Entry Dialog
  • Formula Syntax
  • Operators and Functions by Category
  • Operator Precedence
  • Operator/Function Reference
  • Function Definition
    • Functions and Macros
    • Constants
    • External C Functions
    • Word Strings