Fields

Forms File Name

Enter the name of the forms file in this field. It may consist of up to 36 characters, as shown in Table 3-10 “Maximum Number of Characters in Fields”




	NOTE: In order to maintain (and browse or list) a forms file, the user must have exclusive write access to the file.

FORMSPEC accepts only forms files that are MPE files with the file code of VFORM. If you have a forms file that is a KSAM file, created by versions of VPLUS prior to A.01.01, refer to Appendix H for instructions on converting KSAM files to MPE files.

Table 3-10 Maximum Number of Characters in Fields

Element of File Name	Maximum Number of Characters
File Name	8
Group Name	8
Account Name	8
Lockword	8
2 periods, 1 slash	3
Terminator (blank or special character)	1
TOTAL	36




	NOTE: If your file has a lockword, you must enter the lockword along with the file name, as filename/lockword. If you do not enter a lockword with the file name and one is required, your terminal hangs. This is because the MPE prompt requesting the lockword is in character mode and cannot be received while your terminal is in block mode. You can recover from this error by doing a hard reset followed by pressing RETURN at least four times, then pressing `EXIT`. How you perform a hard reset depends on what type of terminal you are using; consult your terminal manual for instructions.

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