Syntax of INPUT ARRAY instruction

The INPUT ARRAY supports data entry by users into a screen array and stores the entered data in an array of records.

Syntax

INPUT ARRAY array 
  [ WITHOUT DEFAULTS ]
  FROM screen-array.*   
  [ ATTRIBUTES ( { display-attribute
                   | control-attribute 
                   } [,...] ) ]
  [ HELP help-number ]
[ dialog-control-block 
   [...] 
END INPUT ]

where dialog-control-block is one of:

{ BEFORE INPUT
| AFTER INPUT
| AFTER DELETE
| BEFORE ROW
| AFTER ROW
| BEFORE FIELD field-spec  [,...] 
| AFTER FIELD field-spec  [,...] 
| ON ROW CHANGE
| ON CHANGE field-spec [,...] 
| ON IDLE idle-seconds 
| ON ACTION action-name [INFIELD field-spec ] 
| ON KEY ( key-name [,...] )
| BEFORE INSERT
| AFTER INSERT
| BEFORE DELETE
}     
  dialog-statement
  [...]

where dialog-statement is one of:

{ statement
| ACCEPT INPUT
| CONTINUE INPUT
| EXIT INPUT
| NEXT FIELD { CURRENT | NEXT | PREVIOUS | field-spec }
| CANCEL DELETE
| CANCEL INSERT
}

where field-spec identifies a unique field with one of:

{ field-name
| table-name.field-name
| screen-array.field-name
| screen-record.field-name
}

where display-attribute is:

{ BLACK | BLUE | CYAN | GREEN
| MAGENTA | RED | WHITE | YELLOW
| BOLD | DIM | INVISIBLE | NORMAL
| REVERSE | BLINK | UNDERLINE
}

where control-attribute is:

{ ACCEPT [ = boolean ]
| APPEND ROW [ = boolean ]
| AUTO APPEND [ = boolean ]
| CANCEL [ = boolean ]
| COUNT = row-count
| DELETE ROW [ = boolean ]
| FIELD ORDER FORM
| HELP = help-number
| INSERT ROW [ = boolean ]
| KEEP CURRENT ROW [ = boolean ]
| MAXCOUNT = max-row-count
| UNBUFFERED [ = boolean ]
| WITHOUT DEFAULTS [ = boolean ]
}

array is the array of records that will be filled by the INPUT ARRAY statement.
help-number is an integer that allows you to associate a help message number with the instruction.
field-name is the identifier of a field of the current form.
table-name is the identifier of a database table of the current form.
screen-record is the identifier of a screen record of the current form.
screen-array is the screen array that will be used in the form.
action-name identifies an action that can be executed by the user.
idle-seconds is an integer literal or variable that defines a number of seconds.
key-name is a hot-key identifier (like F11 or Control-z).
statement is any instruction supported by the language.
row-count defines the initial number of rows for a static array.
max-row-count is the maximum number of rows that can be created.
boolean is a boolean expression that evaluates to TRUE or FALSE.