DTAFLDD (Data Field Description)

The DTAFLDD tag defines descriptive text associated with a data field.

Syntax


>>-<DTAFLDD>--+-------------+--+------------+------------------><
              '-description-'  '-</DTAFLDD>-'

Parameters

description: This is the descriptive text associated with the data field.

Comments

The DTAFLDD tag defines descriptive text associated with a data field. For example, it could explain what the application user can type into the field.

The text appears in the area defined by the DESWIDTH attribute of the DTAFLD or DTACOL tag.

You can specify more than one DTAFLDD tag for a given field. Each data field description starts a new line.

Restrictions

You must code the DTAFLDD tag within the DTAFLD definition it is associated with. See DTAFLD (Data Field) for a complete description of this tag.

Processing

Table 1. The tags you can code within a DTAFLDD definition
Tag	Reference	Usage	Required
HP	HP (Highlighted Phrase)	Multiple	No
PS	PS (Point-and-Shoot)	Multiple	No
RP	RP (Reference Phrase)	Multiple	No

Examples

Here is application panel markup that contains two data fields that each have associated data field descriptions. Figure 1 shows the formatted result.

<!DOCTYPE DM SYSTEM>

<VARCLASS NAME=filecls TYPE='char 8'>
<VARCLASS NAME=copycls TYPE='char 2'>

<VARLIST>
  <VARDCL NAME=file    VARCLASS=filecls>
  <VARDCL NAME=copynum VARCLASS=copycls>
</VARLIST>

<PANEL NAME=dtafldd>Print a File
<TOPINST>Type in the name of the file you want to print
and the number of copies, then press Enter.
<AREA>
  <DTAFLD DATAVAR=file PMTWIDTH=12 ENTWIDTH=8 DESWIDTH=30>Filename
    <DTAFLDD>(Maximum of 8 characters)
  <DTAFLD DATAVAR=copynum PMTWIDTH=12 ENTWIDTH=2 DESWIDTH=8>Copies
    <DTAFLDD>(1 - 99)
</AREA>
<CMDAREA>Enter a command
</PANEL>

Figure 1. Data field descriptions

                                Print a File

 Type in the name of the file you want to print and the number of copies,
 then press Enter.

 Filename . . ________  (Maximum of 8 characters)
 Copies . . . __  (1 - 99)













 Enter a command ===> ______________________________________________________
  F1=Help    F3=Exit   F12=Cancel