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- From: dave.snyder@snide.com (Dave Snyder)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix
- Subject: Re: Updating with editing capability
- Date: 11 Nov 1992 16:38:04 -0500
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- Quoting Ron Choi...
- }
- } i've using perform for entering and updating records. for updating,
- } it would be nice if the user-interface supplies some sort of editing capability.
- } only way one can update in perform is to type over the old entry. can
- } we do better than that in 4gl or third-vendor user-interface? in other words,
- } is there a way to insert characters and delete characters with out typing
- } over the original entry?
- }
- While in ADD/UPDATE mode, do a CONTROL-W. This will give you a help screen
- of all the editing keys available to you.
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