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HP ALLBASE/4GL Developer Reference Manual Vol. 1

Dictionary Menu 

This menu allows you to access the screens used to define the
characteristics of dictionary entries.

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Menu Selections 

The dictionary main menu allows you to access the dictionary facilities.
Some screens are accessed through submenus.  The dictionary facilities
and submenus are listed below.

Field Specifications   This selection displays the field specifications
screen, allowing you to name a field and specify its characteristics.

Validation Items   This selection displays the validation items menu.
Options on this menu allow you to define validation tables and ranges.

Storage Items   This selection displays the storage items menu.  Options
on this menu allow you to define variables, calculated items, numeric
constants, alphanumeric constants, scratch-pad field names, application
titles, and work areas.

Record Layouts   This selection displays the record layouts menu.
Options on this menu allow you to assign a name to a record layout, and
specify the details of the record layout.

Database Items   This selection displays the database items menu.
Options on this menu allow you to define HP ALLBASE/SQL tables, HP
TurboIMAGE/iX data sets, KSAM data files, and serial data files; create
HP ALLBASE/SQL tables and KSAM data files; reformat KSAM data files; and
delete HP ALLBASE/SQL tables and KSAM data files.

Messages   This selection displays the messages screen directly, allowing
you to define the message type and enter the message text.

Help Screens   This selection displays the help screens screen directly,
allowing you to name end-user help screens and enter the help message
text.

Catalog Display   This selection displays the catalog display screen,
allowing you to display the names of HP ALLBASE/4GL items already
created.  Refer to chapter 13 for details.

Function Keys 

f1       Utility Menu  Cancels the current screen and displays the
        utilities menu.

f2       Screens Menu  Cancels the current screen and displays the screen
        development menu.

f3       Logic Menu  Cancels the current screen and displays the logic
        menu.

f4       Reports Menu  Cancels the current screen and displays the
        reports menu.

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