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Classic FileMan API: User Controlled Editing ICR (10023)

Classic FileMan API: User Controlled Editing    ICR (10023)

Name Value
NUMBER 10023
IA # 10023
DATE CREATED 1998/11/18
CUSTODIAL PACKAGE VA FILEMAN
CUSTODIAL ISC San Francisco
USAGE Supported
TYPE Routine
DBIC APPROVAL STATUS APPROVED
ROUTINE DIB
NAME Classic FileMan API: User Controlled Editing
ORIGINAL NUMBER 10023
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Invokes the Enter or Edit File Entries option of VA
FileMan to edit records in a given file, allowing the user to select which
fields to edit.
STATUS Active
ID DIB
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT COMPONENT DESCRIPTION VARIABLES
EN
Invokes the Enter or Edit File Entries option of VA
FileMan to edit records in a given file, allowing the user to select which
fields to edit.
VARIABLES TYPE VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
DIE Input
(Required) The global root of the file, the number of
the file.
DIE('NO') Input
Note: the variable is: DIE("NO^")

(Optional) Allows the programmer control of the use of the up arrow in an edit
session. If this variable does not exist, unrestricted use of the up arrow for
jumping and exiting is allowed.

The variable may be set to one of the following:

"OUTOK"  Allows exiting and prevents all jumping. "BACK"  Allows jumping back
to a previously edited field and does not allow exiting.  "BACKOUTOK"  Allows
jumping back to a previously edited field and allows exiting.  "Other value"
Prevents all jumping and does not allow exiting.
DIDEL Input
(Optional) Allows you to override the Delete Access
on a file or subfile.