Operations on the Form Layout Frame
You create, edit, or otherwise manipulate the individual components of a form from within the Form Layout frame (discussed in detail in the chapter “Using VIFRED”).
The operations on the Form Layout frame are as follows:
Create
Displays a new menu that enables you to create new components on a form.
Delete
Deletes the component where the cursor is positioned.
Edit
Displays another menu that enables you to edit the trim or field component where the cursor is positioned.
Move
Moves a component on a form. This operation displays a new menu. You can also use this operation to move a form's margins.
Undo
Reverses the results of the last operation you performed. Undo does not reverse changes made with the EditAttr, FormAttr, or GroupMove operations on the Table Field frame.
Order
Changes the order in which the form's fields are accessed when an end user presses the Tab key. This operation displays a new frame.
Save
Displays a new menu that allows you to save your new or updated form in the database. The Save operation is independent of exiting. You can save one form and begin work on another without leaving VIFRED.
FormAttr
Available only for making changes to the form as a whole.
Location
Displays a message giving the current row and column position of the cursor, relative to your window boundaries, and marks the cursor location with a plus sign (+).
GroupMove
Moves an entire group of components on a form at once.
Rulers
Turns rulers and straight edges on or off.
Help, End, Quit
Perform standard operations.
For detailed instructions on using these operations to manipulate the contents of forms, see the sections that follow.
Last modified date: 04/03/2024