CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introduction to Programming in ALL-IN-1

  1.1     Overview

  1.2     Introduction to ALL-IN-1 Structure

  1.3     Programming Considerations

  1.4     Customization Management

  2      Examples in This Book

  2.1     Different Sorts of Example Used

  2.2     Car Booking System

  3      ALL-IN-1 Forms

  3.1     Introduction

  3.2     ALL-IN-1 Form Libraries

  3.3     Named Data
    3.3.1      Named Data Format

  3.4     Form Qualifiers

  3.5     Form CAR_MENU
    3.5.1      Creating the Form
    3.5.2      Editing the Form
    3.5.3      Completing the Site Modification History Log
    3.5.4      Using FMS to Edit CAR_MENU

  3.6     Testing CAR_MENU
    3.6.1      Default Named Data for CAR_MENU
    3.6.2      Editing Named Data for CAR_MENU

  3.7     Adding Options to CAR_MENU

  3.8     For More Information

  4      Different Kinds of ALL-IN-1 Form

  4.1     Introduction

  4.2     Defining a Form .TYPE

  4.3     Using Entry Forms and Data Files Together
    4.3.1      Entry Form Named Data

  4.4     Entry Form CAR_ENTRY
    4.4.1      Creating the Form
    4.4.2      Editing the Form
    4.4.3      Changing the Named Data
    4.4.4      Modifying the Field Access Order
    4.4.5      Creating a Data File to go with the Entry Form
    4.4.6      Testing Form CAR_ENTRY

  4.5     Creating Argument Form CAR_ARG
    4.5.1      Testing Form CAR_ARG

  4.6     Creating Index Form CAR_INDEX
    4.6.1      Modifying the Fields on CAR_INDEX
    4.6.2      Editing the Named Data for CAR_INDEX
    4.6.3      Testing Form CAR_INDEX

  4.7     Adding the Multiple Delete Option

  4.8     For More Information

  5      Field Processing

  5.1     Introduction

  5.2     Field Qualifiers

  5.3     Field Qualifiers on CAR_MENU
    5.3.1      Simple Validation of Fields

  5.4     For More Information

  6      Symbols

  6.1     Introduction

  6.2     Permanent Symbols

  6.3     Temporary Symbols

  6.4     ALL-IN-1 Special Symbols

  6.5     Using Symbols in the Example Application
    6.5.1      Saving the LICENSE Field from CAR_ENTRY
    6.5.2      Copying the License Number to the Entry Form
    6.5.3      Saving the LICENSE Field from CAR_ARG

  6.6     For More Information

  7      Scripts

  7.1     Introduction

  7.2     Different Types of Script
    7.2.1      DO Scripts
    7.2.2      SCRIPT Scripts

  7.3     Script Directives

  7.4     Using a Script for Multiple Delete

  7.5     For More Information

  8      Formatting Output Using Templates

  8.1     Introduction

  8.2     Example of a Simple Template

  8.3     Template Directives

  8.4     Using MERGE

  8.5     Adding the Print Option to CAR_MENU
    8.5.1      Creating Form CAR_PRINT
    8.5.2      Adding the Header and Template Files
    8.5.3      Adding Print Named Data to CAR_MENU

  8.6     For More Information

  9      What Next?

  9.1     Changing the Create Option

  9.2     Improving the Select Option

  9.3     Improving Date and Time Validation

  9.4     For More Information

  A   Example of How to Change a Menu

  A.1     Creating the New Menu

  A.2     Testing Your New Menu

  B   Accessing the Worked Examples

  B.1     Accessing the Boilerplates and Script

  B.2     Accessing the Forms

  FIGURES

  1-1        Screen Image and Associated Programming

  1-2        Application Running in the ALL-IN-1 Subprocess

  1-3        Using File Cabinet Functions to Manipulate Files

  1-4        Entry Form and Corresponding Data File

  2-1        Form Structure for Car Details Part of the Application

  3-1        Screen Image of Form CAR_MENU

  3-2        FMS Initial Screen Display

  4-1        Screen Image of Form CAR_ENTRY

  4-2        Screen Image of Form CAR_ARG

  4-3        Screen Image of CAR_INDEX

  TABLES

  3-1        Common Form Qualifiers

  3-2        Status Line Information on the FMS Editing Screen

  3-3        Description of Default Named Data for CAR_MENU

  4-1        Possible Values for the /MODE Qualifier

  4-2        Field Names for Form CAR_ENTRY

  4-3        Named Data for Form CAR_ARG

  4-4        Named Data for Multiple Delete Option

  5-1        Common Field Qualifiers

  7-1        Common Script Directives

  8-1        Template Directives

  8-2        Named Data for Form CAR_PRINT

  8-3        Named Data for Print Option on Form CAR_MENU