APPLICATIONS MAKER - HELP FOR STRING TYPES

In  programming  languages  a  STRING  is  defined  as  an  array  of
characters.   STRINGS can hold words or sentences.  The data you  are
reading now is of type STRING.

The  STRING ITEMS can be of six types: ENTRY, READ, AUTO-FILL,  MENU,
KEY and STATIC.

ENTRY:  With the ENTRY type your user enters the string.

READ:   With  the  READ  type the string is read  into  item  from  a
relational  file.  Before data can be read in the target record  must
be  found  in the file on the basis of KEYS, covered  later  in  this
screen.

AUTO-FILL:   With  the AUTO-FILL type the string is  filled  with  an
entry  made during setup, the computer time or the record  number  of
the currently loaded record in one of your files.

MENU:   With the MENU type the program opens a window on  the   input
screen and offers the user a choice of multiple, pre-defined entries.
The  entry displayed/chosen need not be the same as the value  placed
into the item.

Menu definition files are originated with a word processor  operating
in  the  pure  ascii mode.  These files  are  named at  the  time  of
initialization.

Each  possible  choice on the menu, of which there can be up  to  one
hundred, should have TWO lines dedicated to it in the menu file.  The
first line can have up to 60 characters, and holds the text proffered
to  the user.  The second line contains the string to be recorded  in
the item, and may be the size of the target item.

The  menu  definition files MUST be recorded in the datafile  of  the
MENU  ITEM.  If your menu item is recorded into file three  then  the
program  will attempt to open the file in the directory holding  file
three.   If  your menu file is not associated with a  file  then  the
program will look for it in the directory of the first file loaded.

KEY:   String  is used as basis of identification of a  record  in  a
relational  file.   Help for KEYS is available by selecting  the  KEY
type then pressing H again.

STATIC:  With the STATIC type the item is left alone.  It is  usually
the target of a string formula.