Reserved tags on screens
Reserved tags make it possible to display system information on the screen in the same way as database information. The second table on this page lists the reserved tags and the screen types on which they can be used; the used abbreviations for the screen types are listed in the first table.
The following abbreviations are used to indicate the screen types in the reserved tags table:
Abbrev. |
Default name |
Description |
acs |
ACSELECT |
Access point selection screen. |
bri |
BRIEF |
Brief display of selected records. |
con |
CONTROL |
Screen for displaying function keys. |
dbs |
DBSELECT |
Datasets selection screen. |
det |
DETAIL |
Detailed display of a record. |
edi |
N/A |
Detailed display in edit mode. |
hel |
HELP |
Help window. |
lin |
LINK |
For displaying key values from a linked file. |
pri |
Selection screen for print options. |
|
poi |
POINT |
Pointer files selection screen. |
sea |
SEARCH |
Search screen, index list display. |
su1 |
SETUP1 |
Menu screen for setup programs. |
su2 |
SETUP2 |
Definition screen for parameters in the setup programs. |
wel |
WELCOME |
Application welcome screen. |
Most of the screen types listed above are no longer used in Adlib applications for Windows. See the Help topic Altering screens for Adlib DOS applications, for more information.
Reserved tags on Adlib screens
Unless indicated otherwise, system fields on a screen contain reserved tags.
Most reserved tags can only be used on screens in Adlib applications for DOS; reserved tags that can be used on screens in Adlib applications for Windows too, are marked in light green. (In Adlib applications for Windows, most functionality that under DOS was implemented through tags or parameters on screens, is now an integral part of the software, or can be set through properties of Adlib objects.)
The number between brackets indicates the maximum number of occurrences that the tag can have; (n) means that there is no maximum. The number after the hash sign (#) refers to the serial number in the text files for the Adlib software.
Tag |
Content |
Screen(s) |
&1(2) |
Search key/file name (input) |
sea, pri, det |
*0(1) |
Program title (#1) |
All screens |
*1(n) |
Checkbox (menu option) |
bri, acs, dbs, sea, hel, lin, poi |
*2(1) |
Dataset title |
acs, sea, bri, det |
*3(1) |
Access point |
bri, det |
*3(2) |
2 prompt lines |
sea |
*4(n) |
System message |
con, hel |
*5(8) |
Function keys: labels |
con |
*6(8) |
Function keys: functions |
con |
*7 |
(not used) |
|
*8(1) |
Match number |
det |
*9(1) |
a. Screen number (x of y) |
det, hel |
|
b. Number of matches |
sea, bri |
*A(1) |
Record line 1: the content of all database tags on a brief display is concatenated and by default displayed on one line. If the total content is longer than one line on the brief display screen - the length of this line is only determined by the width of your Adlib application window, not by the length of the system field - then the content is cut off at the end of the line if you only provide the system field *A. |
bri |
*B(1) |
Record line 2: if it is likely that the concatenated content of database tags for the brief display is longer than one line, then insert the system field *B below system field *A, to allow said content to word-wrap to a second line. Note that each record on the brief display takes up two lines now, even if the content fits on one line. |
bri |
*C(1) |
Record line 3: if *A and *B still don't offer enough line space to display the contents of all tags on the brief display, then add further system fields *C and possibly *D and *E to create more room for the database tags. |
bri |
*D(1) |
Record line 4 |
bri |
*E(1) |
Record line 5 |
bri |
*F(1) |
File name prompt |
pri, det |
*G(1) |
Edit TO (#127) |
bri |
*H(1) |
Date/time changed |
det |
*I(1) |
Marked (#138) |
det |
*J(1) |
Search time status |
sea, bri |
*K(1) |
Access key |
bri |
*L(1) |
Marking status |
pri, bri, det |
*M(1) |
Last used priref |
sea |
*N(1) |
Selected option number |
sea, bri, lin, poi |
*O(1) |
Insert ON/OFF |
det, pri, sea |
*S(1) |
Field status |
con (only for det) |
*T(1) |
Trace On |
select (search language) |
See also